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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
626 AM CST TUE JAN 1 2008


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         69    217 PM  86    1940  62      7       66       
  MINIMUM         37    658 AM  16    1983  42     -5       53       
  AVERAGE         53                        52      1       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          7.10 1933   0.20  -0.20     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.51                      5.51  -3.00     8.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.51                      5.51  -3.00     8.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.75                     62.17  -4.42    51.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0    MM   0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      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       12                        14     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  244                       359   -115      326       
  SINCE DEC 1    244                       359   -115      326       
  SINCE JUL 1    427                       582   -155      520       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        86      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1984                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2008.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   519 PM CST   
JANUARY  2 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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