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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
520 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         84    232 PM  87    1910  74     10       76       
  MINIMUM         64    501 AM  29    1955  54     10       44       
  AVERAGE         74                        64     10       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.30 1980   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      3.91  -2.74     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.17                      3.91  -2.74     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.40                     14.38  -2.98     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        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       137    -52       87       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                       137    -52       87       
  SINCE JUL 1   1299                      1436   -137     1192       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        40     39       75       
  SINCE MAR 1     79                        40     39       75       
  SINCE JAN 1    109                        57     52      101       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        89      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2007.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT   
MARCH 29 2007.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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