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CDUS44 KLCH 261233
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
633 AM CST TUE DEC 26 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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         50    421 PM  79    1942  63    -13       64       
  MINIMUM         43   1153 PM  12    1983  43      0       43       
  AVERAGE         47                        53     -6       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.43 1926   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.49                      4.36  -0.87     6.20    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.49                      4.36  -0.87     6.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.45                     61.02 -13.57    41.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1953   0.0   MM        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       18                        13      5       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  272                       280     -8      365       
  SINCE DEC 1    272                       280     -8      365       
  SINCE JUL 1    466                       503    -37      567       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        79      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        16      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 26 2006......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   515 PM CST   
DECEMBER 27 2006......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   516 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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