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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
958 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         69    351 PM  89    1908  76     -7       85       
  MINIMUM         46    508 AM  37    1971  55     -9       65       
  AVERAGE         58                        66     -8       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.29 1994   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.90  -0.86     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.64                      5.41  -3.77     0.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.87                     15.88  -4.01     8.16    
                                                                     
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        7                         2      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        13     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     97                       162    -65       87       
  SINCE JUL 1   1311                      1461   -150     1192       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        16     13       59       
  SINCE MAR 1    143                        64     79      153       
  SINCE JAN 1    173                        81     92      179       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      1971                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2007.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2007.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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