Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
227 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              87   01/20/1916
 LOW               10   01/11/1982
                        01/12/1918
HIGHEST            76   01/29        MM      MM       78  01/21
                        01/26
LOWEST             33   01/17        MM      MM       30  01/14
                                                          01/13
                                                          01/04
AVG. MAXIMUM     63.8              62.1     1.7     68.8
AVG. MINIMUM     47.0              42.9     4.1     50.2
MEAN             55.4              52.5     2.9     59.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               4.6    -4.6        2
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        16.74   1993
 MINIMUM         0.35   1928
TOTALS          11.18              5.67    5.51     6.69
DAILY AVG.       0.36              0.18    0.18     0.22
DAYS >= .01        14               9.8     4.2       11
DAYS >= .10        10               6.8     3.2        6
DAYS >= .50         7               3.5     3.5        4
DAYS >= 1.00        4               1.9     2.1        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.70   01/09 TO 01/10

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   5
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   01/31 TO 01/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     318               402     -84      183
 SINCE 7/1        808               956    -148      736
COOLING TOTAL      27                14      13       33
 SINCE 1/1         27                 9      18       33
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/290    DATE  01/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/230    DATE  01/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         13

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                8     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                      23     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      7

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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