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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
430 AM CST THU DEC 6 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 2007...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2007


 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    249 PM  84    1916  67      6       58       
  MINIMUM         41    640 AM  24    1898  46     -5       25       
  AVERAGE         57                        57      0       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.09 1971   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.85  -0.83     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.02                      0.85  -0.83     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     55.27                     57.51  -2.24    43.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        10     -2       23       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        48    -12      107       
  SINCE DEC 1     36                        48    -12      107       
  SINCE JUL 1    219                       271    -52      301       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        82      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1937                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  6 2007......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
DECEMBER  7 2007......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   508 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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