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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
441 AM CST TUE DEC 19 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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         68    316 PM  82    1908  64      4       57       
  MINIMUM         57    130 AM  18    1901  44     13       38       
  AVERAGE         63                        54      9       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             5.74 1995   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      3.08  -2.59     4.31    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.49                      3.08  -2.59     4.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.45                     59.74 -15.29    39.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1953   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        2                        12    -10       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  220                       192     28      251       
  SINCE DEC 1    220                       192     28      251       
  SINCE JUL 1    414                       415     -1      453       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        81      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        20      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 19 2006......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   511 PM CST   
DECEMBER 20 2006......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   512 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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