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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
537 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         85    252 PM  95    1933  85      0       78       
  MINIMUM         69   1227 AM  48    1917  66      3       60       
  AVERAGE         77                        76      1       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.17 1946   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.01                      2.49  -0.48     0.64    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.59                     11.72  -2.13     8.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.82                     22.19  -2.37    16.09    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        10      2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       129     67      158       
  SINCE MAR 1    440                       304    136      531       
  SINCE JAN 1    470                       321    149      557       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        92      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        46      1926                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2007...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2007...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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