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CDUS44 KLCH 171037
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
435 AM CST WED JAN 17 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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         43   1218 AM  79    1952  61    -18       72       
  MINIMUM         35   1159 PM  20    1905  42     -7       55       
  AVERAGE         39                        52    -13       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          2.78 1925   0.21   0.00      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.07                      3.31   0.76     0.84    
  SINCE DEC 1     12.08                      8.82   3.26     7.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.07                      3.31   0.76     0.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   0.0   MM        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       26                        14     12        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       224    -92      114       
  SINCE DEC 1    458                       583   -125      503       
  SINCE JUL 1    652                       806   -154      705       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        81      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        19      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 17 2007.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   532 PM CST   
JANUARY 18 2007.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   533 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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