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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
534 AM CDT MON APR 2 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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    201 PM  87    1914  75      6       84       
  MINIMUM         64   1215 AM  35    1937  55      9       68       
  AVERAGE         73                        65      8       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.25 1974   0.15  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.15  -0.14     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.61                      4.66  -3.05     0.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.84                     15.13  -3.29     8.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    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    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                       152    -67       87       
  SINCE JUL 1   1299                      1451   -152     1192       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6       11       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         2      6       11       
  SINCE MAR 1    122                        50     72      105       
  SINCE JAN 1    152                        67     85      131       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        87      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2007.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT   
APRIL  3 2007.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 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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