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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
626 AM CST WED JAN 8 2003

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         54    342 PM  81    1894  62     -8       48       
  MINIMUM         34    724 AM  17    1924  42     -8       32       
  AVERAGE         44                        52     -8       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.62 1993   0.21  -0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.42  -1.42     2.37    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.35                      6.93  -1.58     4.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         1.42  -1.42     2.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                      MM      0.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM      0.0       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        14      7       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        98     -8      181       
  SINCE DEC 1    456                       457     -1      476       
  SINCE JUL 1    682                       680      2      636       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2003.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2003.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.