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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
516 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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         81   1255 PM  87    1907  74      7       71       
  MINIMUM         61    448 AM  34    1955  54      7       42       
  AVERAGE         71                        64      7       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.06 1967   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      3.76  -2.59     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.17                      3.76  -2.59     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.40                     14.23  -2.83     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                         3     -3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       134    -49       82       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                       134    -49       82       
  SINCE JUL 1   1299                      1433   -134     1187       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                        38     32       75       
  SINCE MAR 1     70                        38     32       75       
  SINCE JAN 1    100                        55     45      101       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        87      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        29      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2007.........SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT   
MARCH 28 2007.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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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