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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
645 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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         76    329 PM  86    1932  62     14       77       
  MINIMUM         47    616 AM  18    1911  42      5       60       
  AVERAGE         62                        52     10       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          4.15 1931   0.20  -0.19      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.80  -0.79      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      6.21                      6.31  -0.10     5.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.01                      0.80  -0.79      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2003   0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        14    -11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        56    -50        0       
  SINCE DEC 1    395                       415    -20      394       
  SINCE JUL 1    597                       638    -41      489       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        79      2005                    
                                             1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        19      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2006.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST   
JANUARY  6 2006.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   523 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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