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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
417 AM CST MON JAN 23 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 22 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         78    146 PM  80    1920  62     16       74       
  MINIMUM         55   1220 AM  18    1935  42     13       41       
  AVERAGE         67                        52     15       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.53          3.18 1992   0.20   0.33      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.53                      4.53  -2.00     1.75    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.73                     10.04  -1.31     6.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.53                      4.53  -2.00     1.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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        0                        14    -14        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  152                       308   -156      156       
  SINCE DEC 1    541                       667   -126      550       
  SINCE JUL 1    743                       890   -147      645       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        83      1933                    
                                             1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        19      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 23 2006.......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   537 PM CST   
JANUARY 24 2006.......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   538 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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