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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
441 AM CST WED DEC 20 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         78    339 PM  81    1978  64     14       55       
  MINIMUM         63    804 AM  20    1981  43     20       39       
  AVERAGE         71                        54     17       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.37 1956   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      3.26  -2.77     4.31    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.49                      3.26  -2.77     4.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.45                     59.92 -15.47    39.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   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        0                        12    -12       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  220                       204     16      269       
  SINCE DEC 1    220                       204     16      269       
  SINCE JUL 1    414                       427    -13      471       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        79      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2006......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 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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