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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
404 AM CST SAT JAN 6 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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         73    327 PM  79    2005  62     11       64       
                                      1921                          
  MINIMUM         54    346 AM  19    1911  42     12       50       
  AVERAGE         64                        52     12       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.59 1998   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.65                      1.00   1.65      T      
  SINCE DEC 1     10.66                      6.51   4.15     6.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.65                      1.00   1.65      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   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        1                        14    -13        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        70    -16       14       
  SINCE DEC 1    380                       429    -49      403       
  SINCE JUL 1    574                       652    -78      605       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        80      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  6 2007.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST   
JANUARY  7 2007.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   523 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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