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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
413 AM CST FRI JAN 12 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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         69    328 PM  79    1907  61      8       65       
  MINIMUM         50    359 AM  10    1982  42      8       36       
  AVERAGE         60                        52      8       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.70 1931   0.21  -0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.23                      2.26   0.97     0.03    
  SINCE DEC 1     11.24                      7.77   3.47     6.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.23                      2.26   0.97     0.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1973   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        5                        14     -9       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   98                       154    -56       74       
  SINCE DEC 1    424                       513    -89      463       
  SINCE JUL 1    618                       736   -118      665       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        80      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        10      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 12 2007.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   527 PM CST   
JANUARY 13 2007.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   528 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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