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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
528 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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    140 PM  89    1909  74      9       76       
  MINIMUM         69   1159 PM  35    1931  54     15       56       
  AVERAGE         76                        64     12       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.42 1922   0.15  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      4.06  -2.88     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.18                      4.06  -2.88     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.41                     14.53  -3.12     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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       140    -55       87       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                       140    -55       87       
  SINCE JUL 1   1299                      1439   -140     1192       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         2      9        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        42     48       76       
  SINCE MAR 1     90                        42     48       76       
  SINCE JAN 1    120                        59     61      102       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        86      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        29      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 29 2007.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT   
MARCH 30 2007.........SUNRISE   700 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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