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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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    148 PM  87    1925  75      8       83       
  MINIMUM         63    556 AM  35    1907  55      8       68       
  AVERAGE         73                        65      8       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.54 1980   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.30  -0.29     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.61                      4.81  -3.20     0.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.84                     15.28  -3.44     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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                       154    -69       87       
  SINCE JUL 1   1299                      1453   -154     1192       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         4     12       22       
  SINCE MAR 1    130                        52     78      116       
  SINCE JAN 1    160                        69     91      142       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        33      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2007.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2007.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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