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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
431 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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         80    436 PM  85    1911  68     12       67       
  MINIMUM         55    650 AM  25    1914  48      7       49       
  AVERAGE         68                        58     10       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.26 1903   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      4.08  -2.36     4.71    
  SINCE DEC 1     18.22                     15.84   2.38    14.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.21                     10.33  -0.12     8.00    
                                                                     
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                         8     -8        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  308                       280     28      290       
  SINCE DEC 1   1020                      1068    -48      902       
  SINCE JUL 1   1214                      1291    -77     1104       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        85      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        24      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2007......SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   606 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2007.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   607 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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