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CDUS44 KLCH 141031
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
530 AM CDT WED MAR 14 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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    136 PM  85    1963  71      8       82       
  MINIMUM         64    407 AM  28    1914  51     13       69       
  AVERAGE         72                        61     11       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             4.09 1995   0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      1.82  -1.73     0.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.09                      1.82  -1.73     0.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.32                     12.29  -1.97     8.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    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                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        80    -11        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     69                        80    -11        7       
  SINCE JUL 1   1283                      1379    -96     1112       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        13      2       58       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        13      2       58       
  SINCE JAN 1     45                        30     15       84       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        86      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        26      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2007.........SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT   
MARCH 15 2007.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 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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