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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
724 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         52   1244 AM  93    1910  76    -24       86       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  35    1971  56    -17       72       
  AVERAGE         46                        66    -20       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18          5.83 1942   0.15   0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      1.05  -0.83     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.82                      5.56  -3.74     0.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.05                     16.03  -3.98     8.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T   R         0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                         2     17        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        15     16        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    116                       164    -48       87       
  SINCE JUL 1   1330                      1463   -133     1192       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        19     10       73       
  SINCE MAR 1    143                        67     76      167       
  SINCE JAN 1    173                        84     89      193       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SLEET                                                              

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     31          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        91      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        33      1939                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2007.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2007.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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