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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
429 AM CST SUN DEC 31 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         73    706 AM  83    1971  62     11       76       
  MINIMUM         57   1058 PM  14    1917  42     15       49       
  AVERAGE         65                        52     13       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        4.09R         2.05 1911   0.19   3.90     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.00                      5.31   2.69     6.20    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.00                      5.31   2.69     6.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     51.96                     61.97 -10.01    41.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   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                        13    -13        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  321                       345    -24      389       
  SINCE DEC 1    321                       345    -24      389       
  SINCE JUL 1    515                       568    -53      591       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
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                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        86      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        16      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2006......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   518 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2007.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   519 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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