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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
630 AM CST WED FEB 21 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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         74   1234 PM  84    1898  66      8       52       
  MINIMUM         58    257 AM  27    1895  46     12       36       
  AVERAGE         66                        56     10       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.79 1919   0.14  -0.14     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.20                      3.10  -1.90     3.72    
  SINCE DEC 1     17.70                     14.86   2.84    13.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.69                      9.35   0.34     7.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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        0                         9     -9       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  300                       221     79      241       
  SINCE DEC 1   1012                      1009      3      853       
  SINCE JUL 1   1206                      1232    -26     1055       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        81      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 21 2007......SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 22 2007......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   602 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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