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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
431 AM CST MON DEC 5 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         79    132 PM  89    1909  67     12       62       
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  24    1929  46      3       49       
  AVERAGE         64                        57      7       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.72          1.36 1955   0.17   0.55      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.81                      0.68   0.13     0.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.81                      0.68   0.13     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.94                     57.34 -21.40    75.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2001   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        1                        10     -9        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        38    -17       56       
  SINCE DEC 1     21                        38    -17       56       
  SINCE JUL 1    223                       261    -38      151       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        84      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1898                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
DECEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   508 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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