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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
432 PM CST THU NOV 5 2009


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 5 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         77    321 PM  85    2003  75      2       78
                                      1959
  MINIMUM         53    648 AM  27    1991  52      1       56
  AVERAGE         65                        64      1       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.62 1973   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.69  -0.69     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1     17.54                     10.01   7.53    11.07
  SINCE JAN 1     50.68                     52.71  -2.03    51.68

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            0                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        19     -7        9
  SINCE SEP 1     63                        58      5       69
  SINCE JUL 1     63                        58      5       69
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM
 LOWEST     46          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        86      2005
                                             1956
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1954


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  5 2009......SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST
NOVEMBER  6 2009......SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   517 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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