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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
424 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 23 2009...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         70    359 PM  85    1955  69      1       73
  MINIMUM         55    806 AM  28    1925  48      7       53
  AVERAGE         63                        59      4       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.21 1979   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      3.48  -2.58     1.44
  SINCE SEP 1     18.44                     12.80   5.64    12.51
  SINCE JAN 1     51.58                     55.50  -3.92    53.12

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  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
  TODAY            2                         8     -6        2
  MONTH TO DATE   94                       125    -31      150
  SINCE SEP 1    145                       164    -19      210
  SINCE JUL 1    145                       164    -19      210
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    44   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    81   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM
 LOWEST     53           200 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        84      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        25      1917


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 23 2009......SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST
NOVEMBER 24 2009......SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   508 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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