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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
532 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         68    427 PM  86    1907  72     -4       81       
  MINIMUM         42    629 AM  29    1923  52    -10       61       
  AVERAGE         55                        62     -7       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.68 1996   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      2.41  -1.24     0.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.17                      2.41  -1.24     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.40                     12.88  -1.48     8.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1960   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       10                         5      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                       100    -17       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     83                       100    -17       20       
  SINCE JUL 1   1297                      1399   -102     1125       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        20      2       65       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        20      2       65       
  SINCE JAN 1     52                        37     15       91       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        86      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        31      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2007.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 PM CDT   
MARCH 19 2007.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 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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