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Co-op Climate Corner

2007 Rainfall & Temperature Data Summary

Compiled by:
Donovan Landreneau, Forecaster
Jimmy Nunn, Hydro Meteorological Technician
Todd Mogged, Hydro Meteorological Technician
 

2007 rainfall was slightly below to near normal across Inland Southeast Texas and Central Louisiana north of U.S Highway 190, ranging between 80 and 100 percent. Across Southeast Texas and Southern Louisiana south of U.S. 190, rainfall was near to slightly above average, averaging between 100 and 120 percent of normal. No extremes on either side of the normal curve were observed in 2007.

Temperatures were much above normal, averaging 0.5 to 1.0 degrees above normal for most locations across the region.  A few locations had temperatures that averaged 1.5 degrees or greater, such as the Lafayette and New Iberia Regional Airport ASOS sites, and the Orange Cooperative Observer Site.

The following tables are compiled from the Automatic Surface Observing System (ASOS) and Cooperative Observer network within the National Weather Service Lake Charles area of responsibility, using data obtained from NOAA's Regional Climate Center xmACIS,  WxCoder, and mailed in Cooperative Observer B-29 forms. Many thanks goes out to our Hydro Meteorological Technicians Todd Mogged and Jimmy Nunn, whom maintains the cooperative observing equipment that our observers use to provide this information.

Rainfall graphics were obtained from the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center's Precipitation Analysis product.

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Louisiana Preliminary Rainfall Reports.

Location Total Rainfall Normal Rainfall Departure from Normal Percent of Normal
Abbeville 62.40 63.62 -1.22 98
Alexandria International 50.21 61.44 -11.23 82
Alexandria Power Plant 48.66      
Beaver Fire Tower 56.33 65.33 -9.00 86
Boyce 3 WNW 50.60 59.78 -9.18 85
Boyce 7 SW 55.17      
Bunkie 52.27 61.78 -9.51 85
Butte La Rose 59.50      
Carencro 57.12 62.57 -5.45 91
Crowley 2 NE 68.48 60.16 8.32 114
De Ridder 68.98 61.41 7.57 112
Dry Creek 7 NW 53.77      
Elmer 2 SW 62.93      
Eunice 54.33 59.97 -5.64 91
Franklin 3 NW 63.08 65.13 -2.05 97
Grand Coteau 63.19 63.29 -0.10 100
Jeanerette 5 NW 57.26 62.24 -4.98 92
Jennings 60.53 60.64 -0.11 100
Kaplan 57.20      
Lafayette 59.18 60.54 -1.36 98
Lafayette Regional 57.75 62.17 -4.42 93
Lake Arthur 10 SW 54.62 57.76 -3.14 95
Lake Charles 2 N (Salt Water Barrier) 58.63 59.61    
Lake Charles 7 NW (Sam Houston Jones) 60.42      
Lake Charles Regional 67.65 57.19 10.46 118
Leesville 49.42 57.78 -8.36 86
Leesville 6 SSW 53.16 60.20 -7.04 88
Leland Bowman Lock 68.33 60.97 7.36 112
LSU Dean Lee 45.37 60.63 -15.26 75
Marksville 45.63 60.97 -15.34 75
Morgan City 51.36 65.48 -14.12 78
Moss Bluff 67.81 67.20 0.61 101
Moss Bluff 2 NNW 70.18      
New Iberia Acadiana Regional 53.41      
Oakdale 49.72 64.57 -14.85 77
Oberlin Fire Tower 53.44 66.90 -13.46 80
Opelousas 56.30 64.38 -8.08 87
Ragley 62.82      
Red River Lock #2 53.12 58.98 -5.86 90
Rockefeller NWR 63.70 62.07 1.63 103
Rosepine Research Station 61.36 59.14 2.22 104
St. Martinville 3 SW 65.00 63.13 1.87 103
Sulphur 65.49 63.71 1.78 103
Ville Platte 52.43      


Southeast Texas Preliminary Rainfall Reports.

Location Total Rainfall Normal Rainfall Departure from Normal Percent of Normal
Beaumont 68.50 58.09 10.41 118
Beaumont Research Center 51.11 57.38 -6.27 89
Beaumont/SE Texas Regional 63.67 59.89 3.78 106
Jasper 45.83 56.39 -10.56 81
Kountze 57.86 56.41 1.45 103
Lumberton 55.81      
Newton 46.67 56.83 -10.16 82
Orange 9 N 74.99 62.75 12.24 120
Orange 64.63 59.04 5.59 109
Port Arthur City 68.23 57.32 10.91 119
Town Bluff Reservoir 53.54 54.79 -1.25 98
Wildwood 54.60      
Woodville 47.30 55.70 -8.40 85

2007 Radar Estimated Rainfall Graphic
2007 Radar Estimated Rainfall Graphic

2007 Normal Rainfall Graphic
2007 Normal Rainfall Graphic

2007 Departure from Normal Rainfall Graphic
2007 Departure from Normal Rainfall Graphic

2007 Percent of Normal Rainfall Graphic
2007 Percent of Normal Rainfall Graphic


Louisiana Preliminary Temperature Reports.
 
Location Mean Normal Departure from Normal
Alexandria Esler Field 66.4 65.7 0.7
Alexandria International 67.6 66.9 0.7
Alexandria Power Plant 67.5    
Boyce 3 WNW 67.6 66.5 1.1
Boyce 7 SW 66.2    
Bunkie 67.7 66.7 1.0
Crowley 2 NE 69.0 67.6 1.4
De Ridder 67.6 66.7 0.9
Eunice 68.9 68.2 0.7
Franklin 3 NW 68.7 67.7 1.0
Grand Coteau 68.3 68.3 0.0
Jeanerette 5 NW 68.7 67.4 1.3
Jennings 68.0 67.2 0.8
Lafayette Regional 69.9 68.3 1.6
Lake Charles Regional 68.7 67.9 0.8
Leesville 66.2 65.5 0.7
Leland Bowman Lock 68.4 68.1 0.3
LSU Dean Lee 67.3 65.9 1.4
Morgan City 69.4    
Moss Bluff 2 NNW 68.2    
New Iberia Acadiana Regional 69.4 67.7 1.7
Oberlin Fire Tower 67.9 67.8 0.1
St. Martinville 3 SW 68.0    


Texas Preliminary Temperature Reports.

Location Mean Normal Departure from Normal
Beaumont 69.0    
Beaumont Research Center 68.7 68.3 0.4
Beaumont/SE Texas Regional 69.6 68.6 1.0
Lumberton 68.6    
Orange 9 N 68.3 66.7 1.6
Town Bluff Reservoir 66.9 66.5 0.4
Wildwood 67.9    
 
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