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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 2007...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2007


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         68    359 PM  87    1893  76     -8       85       
  MINIMUM         51   1117 PM  33    1987  55     -4       59       
  AVERAGE         60                        66     -6       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.20 1928   0.15  -0.15     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.75  -0.71     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.64                      5.26  -3.62     0.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.87                     15.73  -3.86     8.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1996   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        11     -6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     90                       160    -70       87       
  SINCE JUL 1   1304                      1459   -155     1192       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        13     16       49       
  SINCE MAR 1    143                        61     82      143       
  SINCE JAN 1    173                        78     95      169       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    51           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    38                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        37      1971                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2007.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2007.........SUNRISE   650 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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