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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
627 AM CST MON JAN 8 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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         72    823 AM  81    1894  62     10       66       
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  17    1924  42     10       33       
  AVERAGE         62                        52     10       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.58          3.62 1993   0.21   0.37     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.23                      1.42   1.81      T      
  SINCE DEC 1     11.24                      6.93   4.31     6.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.23                      1.42   1.81      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   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        3                        14    -11       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        98    -41       48       
  SINCE DEC 1    383                       457    -74      437       
  SINCE JUL 1    577                       680   -103      639       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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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 2007.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2007.......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.                                          


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