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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
406 AM CST FRI DEC 8 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         62    104 PM  82    1956  66     -4       61       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM  18    1950  45     -9       37       
  AVERAGE         49                        56     -7       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.81 1989   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.19  -1.19     1.40    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.00                      1.19  -1.19     1.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.96                     57.85 -13.89    36.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        10      6       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  137                        68     69       79       
  SINCE DEC 1    137                        68     69       79       
  SINCE JUL 1    331                       291     40      281       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        84      1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        26      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2006......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
DECEMBER  9 2006......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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