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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
728 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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         83    314 PM  87    1907  74      9       61       
  MINIMUM         65    710 AM  30    1915  53     12       42       
  AVERAGE         74                        64     10       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             4.04 1976   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      3.46  -2.29     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.17                      3.46  -2.29     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.40                     13.93  -2.53     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       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       128    -43       61       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                       128    -43       61       
  SINCE JUL 1   1299                      1427   -128     1166       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        34     22       75       
  SINCE MAR 1     56                        34     22       75       
  SINCE JAN 1     86                        51     35      101       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        89      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2007.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT   
MARCH 26 2007.........SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 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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