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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
446 AM CST THU DEC 21 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         69    902 PM  79    1978  64      5       53       
  MINIMUM         64    509 AM  21    1901  43     21       33       
  AVERAGE         67                        54     13       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          2.10 1928   0.18  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      3.44  -2.79     4.31    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.65                      3.44  -2.79     4.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.61                     60.10 -15.49    39.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1973   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       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  220                       216      4      291       
  SINCE DEC 1    220                       216      4      291       
  SINCE JUL 1    414                       439    -25      493       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        80      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        16      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2006......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 2006......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   513 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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