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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
637 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         79    411 PM  84    1898  66     13       78       
  MINIMUM         51    456 AM  26    1978  47      4       63       
  AVERAGE         65                        57      8       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.77 1952   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      3.38  -1.95     3.82    
  SINCE DEC 1     17.93                     15.14   2.79    13.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.92                      9.63   0.29     7.11    
                                                                     
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        0                         9     -9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  300                       239     61      249       
  SINCE DEC 1   1012                      1027    -15      861       
  SINCE JUL 1   1206                      1250    -44     1063       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        81      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        25      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2007......SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 24 2007......SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   603 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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