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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
541 AM CDT THU OCT 19 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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         83   1047 AM  91    1972  80      3       87       
  MINIMUM         70    315 AM  36    1948  57     13       56       
  AVERAGE         77                        69      8       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.40          4.90 1980   0.12   1.28     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.66                      2.40   0.26     0.31    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.81                      7.70  -0.89     7.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.53                     50.40 -12.87    31.01    
                                                                     
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 SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         9     -9        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         5      7        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       126     17      202       
  SINCE SEP 1    568                       524     44      753       
  SINCE JAN 1   3061                      2558    503     3084       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     84          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        33      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 19 2006.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 20 2006.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   632 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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