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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
441 AM CST MON DEC 18 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         77    259 PM  82    1924  64     13       45       
  MINIMUM         52    549 AM  22    1901  44      8       42       
  AVERAGE         65                        54     11       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.15 1995   0.18  -0.18     0.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      2.90  -2.41     4.31    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.49                      2.90  -2.41     4.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.45                     59.56 -15.11    39.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0     MM       
                                      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        0                        12    -12       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  218                       180     38      234       
  SINCE DEC 1    218                       180     38      234       
  SINCE JUL 1    412                       403      9      436       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        82      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        18      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2006......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   511 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2006......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   511 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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