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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
726 AM CDT SUN MAR 11 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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    235 PM  91    1911  70      9       81       
  MINIMUM         52    614 AM  26    1932  50      2       51       
  AVERAGE         66                        60      6       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1926   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      1.40  -1.39     0.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      1.40  -1.39     0.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.24                     11.87  -1.63     8.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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        0                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        65      3        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     68                        65      3        7       
  SINCE JUL 1   1282                      1364    -82     1112       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        10     -8       21       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        10     -8       21       
  SINCE JAN 1     32                        27      5       47       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
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   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        30      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2007.........SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT   
MARCH 12 2007.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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