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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
628 AM CST WED DEC 27 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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         53    350 PM  79    1942  63    -10       69       
  MINIMUM         36    715 AM  16    1983  43     -7       36       
  AVERAGE         45                        53     -8       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.87 1982   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.49                      4.55  -1.06     6.20    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.49                      4.55  -1.06     6.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.45                     61.21 -13.76    41.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1950   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       20                        13      7       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  292                       293     -1      377       
  SINCE DEC 1    292                       293     -1      377       
  SINCE JUL 1    486                       516    -30      579       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
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    82          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        82      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 27 2006......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   516 PM CST   
DECEMBER 28 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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