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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
445 AM CST THU FEB 1 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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         48    141 PM  83    1957  62    -14       67       
  MINIMUM         41    829 AM  22    1936  43     -2       39       
  AVERAGE         45                        53     -8       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.48          1.87 2005   0.18   0.30     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.49                      6.25   2.24     3.29    
  SINCE DEC 1     16.50                     11.76   4.74     9.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.49                      6.25   2.24     3.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1951   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        13      7       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  386                       429    -43      223       
  SINCE DEC 1    712                       788    -76      612       
  SINCE JUL 1    906                      1011   -105      814       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        83      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        19      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  1 2007......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   545 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  2 2007......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   546 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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