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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
428 AM CST WED DEC 13 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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    141 PM  83    1971  65     13       69       
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  20    1962  44     14       40       
  AVERAGE         68                        55     13       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.44          2.30 1935   0.17   0.27     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      2.04  -1.56     1.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.48                      2.04  -1.56     1.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.44                     58.70 -14.26    36.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        0                        11    -11       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  200                       122     78      164       
  SINCE DEC 1    200                       122     78      164       
  SINCE JUL 1    394                       345     49      366       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        83      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        15      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2006......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
DECEMBER 14 2006......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   509 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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