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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
726 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         79    412 PM  87    1907  73      6       72       
  MINIMUM         62   1253 AM  31    1965  53      9       53       
  AVERAGE         71                        63      8       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.62 1949   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      3.01  -1.84     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.17                      3.01  -1.84     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.40                     13.48  -2.08     8.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       116    -31       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                       116    -31       23       
  SINCE JUL 1   1299                      1415   -116     1128       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        28      6       75       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        28      6       75       
  SINCE JAN 1     64                        45     19      101       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        87      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        26      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2007.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
MARCH 23 2007.........SUNRISE   709 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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