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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
633 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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    147 PM  81    1917  66      8       67       
  MINIMUM         55   1159 PM  29    1942  46      9       46       
  AVERAGE         65                        56      9       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          2.65 1894   0.14   0.09     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      3.24  -1.81     3.82    
  SINCE DEC 1     17.93                     15.00   2.93    13.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.92                      9.49   0.43     7.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1963   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        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  300                       230     70      249       
  SINCE DEC 1   1012                      1018     -6      861       
  SINCE JUL 1   1206                      1241    -35     1063       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        84      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 22 2007......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 23 2007......SUNRISE   641 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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