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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
512 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         92    142 PM  97    1893  87      5       95       
  MINIMUM         79   1226 AM  45    1897  67     12       73       
  AVERAGE         86                        77      9       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.70 1928   0.18  -0.13     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.41                      3.96  -1.55     0.90    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.41                      3.96  -1.55     0.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.13                     46.66 -13.53    24.45    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        12      9       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  344                       312     32      410       
  SINCE SEP 1    344                       312     32      410       
  SINCE JAN 1   2837                      2346    491     2741       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        98      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        45      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 23 2006.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 24 2006.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   702 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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