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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
432 AM CST TUE JAN 2 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2007...

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         56    327 PM  86    1941  62     -6       77       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  21    1984  42     -1       62       
  AVERAGE         49                        52     -3       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.71 1911   0.20  -0.20      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.20  -0.20      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      8.01                      5.71   2.30     6.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.20  -0.20      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    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       16                        14      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        14      2        0       
  SINCE DEC 1    342                       373    -31      389       
  SINCE JUL 1    536                       596    -60      591       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2007.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   520 PM CST   
JANUARY  3 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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