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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
543 AM CDT THU APR 5 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         72   1102 AM  89    1893  76     -4       84       
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  33    1915  55      4       61       
  AVERAGE         66                        66      0       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          3.01 1952   0.15  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.60  -0.56     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.64                      5.11  -3.47     0.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.87                     15.58  -3.71     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                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                       158    -73       87       
  SINCE JUL 1   1299                      1457   -158     1192       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        10     19       42       
  SINCE MAR 1    143                        58     85      136       
  SINCE JAN 1    173                        75     98      162       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        87      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        33      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2007.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2007.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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