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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
625 AM CST SAT DEC 9 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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         46    236 PM  84    1922  66    -20       53       
  MINIMUM         25R   700 AM  26    1927  45    -20       39       
  AVERAGE         36                        56    -20       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.85 1921   0.17  -0.17     0.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.36  -1.36     1.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.00                      1.36  -1.36     1.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.96                     58.02 -14.06    36.75    
                                                                     
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       29                        10     19       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  166                        78     88       98       
  SINCE DEC 1    166                        78     88       98       
  SINCE JUL 1    360                       301     59      300       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    55           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    39                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        83      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        16      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2006......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
DECEMBER 10 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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