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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
429 AM CST SAT JAN 20 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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         50    301 PM  81    1952  61    -11       69       
  MINIMUM         44    819 AM  14    1940  42      2       46       
  AVERAGE         47                        52     -5       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          3.03 1974   0.20  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.51                      3.93   0.58     1.96    
  SINCE DEC 1     12.52                      9.44   3.08     8.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.51                      3.93   0.58     1.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1978   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       18                        14      4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       266    -70      147       
  SINCE DEC 1    522                       625   -103      536       
  SINCE JUL 1    716                       848   -132      738       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        16      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 20 2007.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   534 PM CST   
JANUARY 21 2007.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   535 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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