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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
835 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         75    324 PM  87    1955  73      2       81       
  MINIMUM         59    535 AM  29    1923  52      7       58       
  AVERAGE         67                        63      4       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.34 1941   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      2.71  -1.54     0.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.17                      2.71  -1.54     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.40                     13.18  -1.78     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        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       108    -23       21       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                       108    -23       21       
  SINCE JUL 1   1299                      1407   -108     1126       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        24      0       70       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        24      0       70       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        41     13       96       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
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           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        88      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        24      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2007.........SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
MARCH 21 2007.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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