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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
731 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 2007...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2007


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         87    416 PM  92    1955  83      4       86       
  MINIMUM         68    459 AM  46    1917  64      4       75       
  AVERAGE         78                        74      4       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.09 1907   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.94                      1.47   0.47     0.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.52                     10.70  -1.18     8.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.75                     21.17  -1.42    16.01    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         9      4       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                        71     43      110       
  SINCE MAR 1    358                       246    112      483       
  SINCE JAN 1    388                       263    125      509       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        94      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        44      1906                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2007...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2007...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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