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CDUS44 KLCH 171031
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
530 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         70    357 PM  89    1955  72     -2       74       
  MINIMUM         51   1139 PM  31    1913  52     -1       58       
  AVERAGE         61                        62     -1       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.81 1998   0.15  -0.15     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      2.26  -1.09     0.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.17                      2.26  -1.09     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.40                     12.73  -1.33     8.11    
                                                                     
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        4                         5     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   73                        95    -22       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     73                        95    -22       20       
  SINCE JUL 1   1287                      1394   -107     1125       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        18      4       59       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        18      4       59       
  SINCE JAN 1     52                        35     17       85       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        86      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        29      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2007.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT   
MARCH 18 2007.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 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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