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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
450 AM CST FRI MAR 9 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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    436 PM  91    1911  70      4       79       
  MINIMUM         45    648 AM  30    1914  50     -5       61       
  AVERAGE         60                        60      0       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.91 1973   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      1.12  -1.11     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      1.12  -1.11     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.24                     11.59  -1.35     8.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         6     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        53     12        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     65                        53     12        7       
  SINCE JUL 1   1279                      1352    -73     1112       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         8     -7       17       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         8     -7       17       
  SINCE JAN 1     31                        25      6       43       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.4                                         
                                                                     
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           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        86      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        25      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2007.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2007.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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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