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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
625 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         78    218 PM  88    1907  73      5       77       
  MINIMUM         60    637 AM  24    1923  53      7       63       
  AVERAGE         69                        63      6       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.67 1985   0.15  -0.15     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      2.86  -1.69     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.17                      2.86  -1.69     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.40                     13.33  -1.93     8.14    
                                                                     
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                       112    -27       21       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                       112    -27       21       
  SINCE JUL 1   1299                      1411   -112     1126       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        26      2       75       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        26      2       75       
  SINCE JAN 1     58                        43     15      101       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        87      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        31      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2007.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
MARCH 22 2007.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 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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