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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
650 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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         58    351 PM  82    1924  65     -7       51       
  MINIMUM         41   1059 PM  21    1901  44     -3       28       
  AVERAGE         50                        55     -5       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.61 1961   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.95                      2.55   1.40     4.15    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.95                      2.55   1.40     4.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.08                     59.21 -20.13    79.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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       15                        12      3       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  193                       156     37      147       
  SINCE DEC 1    193                       156     37      147       
  SINCE JUL 1    395                       379     16      242       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        83      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        19      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   510 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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