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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
425 AM CST MON DEC 31 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         67    315 PM  83    1971  62      5       73       
  MINIMUM         44   1107 PM  14    1917  42      2       57       
  AVERAGE         56                        52      4       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          4.09 2006   0.19  -0.16     4.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.51                      5.31  -2.80     8.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.51                      5.31  -2.80     8.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.75                     61.97  -4.22    51.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0    MM   0.0   MM        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        9                        13     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  232                       345   -113      321       
  SINCE DEC 1    232                       345   -113      321       
  SINCE JUL 1    415                       568   -153      515       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        86      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        16      1983                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2007......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   518 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2008.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   519 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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