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CDUS44 KLCH 251246
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
645 AM CST THU JAN 25 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 24 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         47   1036 PM  82    1972  62    -15       63       
  MINIMUM         44    754 AM  14    1948  42      2       46       
  AVERAGE         46                        52     -6       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          2.52 1978   0.20  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.41                      4.93   1.48     2.69    
  SINCE DEC 1     14.42                     10.44   3.98     8.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.41                      4.93   1.48     2.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1960   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       19                        14      5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  260                       336    -76      171       
  SINCE DEC 1    586                       695   -109      560       
  SINCE JUL 1    780                       918   -138      762       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        19      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 25 2007.......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   539 PM CST   
JANUARY 26 2007.......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   540 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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