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CDUS44 KLCH 291028
CLILFT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
427 AM CST FRI DEC 29 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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         71    328 PM  81    1984  62      9       74       
  MINIMUM         40    110 AM  20    1925  43     -3       55       
  AVERAGE         56                        53      3       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.22 1900   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.49                      4.93  -1.44     6.20    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.49                      4.93  -1.44     6.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.45                     61.59 -14.14    41.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0    MM   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        9                        13     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  321                       319      2      381       
  SINCE DEC 1    321                       319      2      381       
  SINCE JUL 1    515                       542    -27      583       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        80      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        14      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 29 2006......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
DECEMBER 30 2006......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   517 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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