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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
431 AM CST MON FEB 19 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 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         58    329 PM  82    1956  66     -8       52       
  MINIMUM         36    706 AM  20    1900  46    -10       37       
  AVERAGE         47                        56     -9       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.92 1988   0.14  -0.14     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.20                      2.82  -1.62     3.65    
  SINCE DEC 1     17.70                     14.58   3.12    13.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.69                      9.07   0.62     6.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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       18                        10      8       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  285                       203     82      194       
  SINCE DEC 1    997                       991      6      806       
  SINCE JUL 1   1191                      1214    -23     1008       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     26           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        83      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 19 2007......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   559 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 20 2007......SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   600 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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