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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
645 AM CST FRI FEB 9 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 8 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         73    220 PM  84    1957  64      9       64       
  MINIMUM         51   1158 PM  12    1895  44      7       36       
  AVERAGE         62                        54      8       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.58 1901   0.16  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      1.34  -0.95     2.31    
  SINCE DEC 1     16.89                     13.10   3.79    11.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.88                      7.59   1.29     5.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        12     -9       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  119                        98     21       68       
  SINCE DEC 1    831                       886    -55      680       
  SINCE JUL 1   1025                      1109    -84      882       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        82      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        19      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  9 2007......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   552 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 10 2007......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   552 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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