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CDUS44 KLCH 231215
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
715 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         80    213 PM  87    1910  73      7       61       
  MINIMUM         63    653 AM  26    1915  53     10       44       
  AVERAGE         72                        63      9       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.87 1926   0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      3.16  -1.99     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.17                      3.16  -1.99     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.40                     13.63  -2.23     8.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1968   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       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       120    -35       35       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                       120    -35       35       
  SINCE JUL 1   1299                      1419   -120     1140       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        30     11       75       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                        30     11       75       
  SINCE JAN 1     71                        47     24      101       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        88      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        32      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2007.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
MARCH 24 2007.........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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