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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
434 AM CST SAT DEC 16 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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         71    303 PM  82    1924  65      6       58       
  MINIMUM         51    653 AM  21    1901  44      7       41       
  AVERAGE         61                        55      6       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.61 1961   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      2.55  -2.06     3.95    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.49                      2.55  -2.06     3.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.45                     59.21 -14.76    39.08    
                                                                     
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 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        4                        12     -8       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  215                       156     59      193       
  SINCE DEC 1    215                       156     59      193       
  SINCE JUL 1    409                       379     30      395       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        83      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        19      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2006......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
DECEMBER 17 2006......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   510 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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