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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
433 AM CST SUN FEB 18 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 2007...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         65    224 PM  82    1898  65      0       63       
  MINIMUM         32    612 AM  18    1895  45    -13       52       
  AVERAGE         49                        55     -6       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.20 1926   0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.20                      2.68  -1.48     3.51    
  SINCE DEC 1     17.70                     14.44   3.26    13.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.69                      8.93   0.76     6.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1973   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        10      6        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  267                       193     74      174       
  SINCE DEC 1    979                       981     -2      786       
  SINCE JUL 1   1173                      1204    -31      988       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        82      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        20      1900                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2007......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   559 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 19 2007......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   559 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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