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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
449 AM CST THU JAN 4 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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         56   1159 PM  79    1989  62     -6       75       
  MINIMUM         40    708 AM  19    1928  42     -2       49       
  AVERAGE         48                        52     -4       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.24 1926   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.60  -0.60      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      8.01                      6.11   1.90     6.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.60  -0.60      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1976   0.0    0.0      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       17                        14      3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        42     10        3       
  SINCE DEC 1    378                       401    -23      392       
  SINCE JUL 1    572                       624    -52      594       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        86      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  4 2007.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   521 PM CST   
JANUARY  5 2007.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   522 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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