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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
645 AM CST MON JAN 1 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         66    303 PM  86    1940  62      4       76       
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  16    1983  42     11       63       
  AVERAGE         60                        52      8       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          7.10 1933   0.20  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.01                      5.51   2.50     6.20    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.01                      5.51   2.50     6.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     51.97                     62.17 -10.20    41.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        14     -9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  326                       359    -33      389       
  SINCE DEC 1    326                       359    -33      389       
  SINCE JUL 1    520                       582    -62      591       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        86      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2007.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   519 PM CST   
JANUARY  2 2007.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   520 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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