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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
740 AM CDT MON APR 9 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         59    236 PM  91    1930  76    -17       79       
  MINIMUM         39    652 AM  33    1939  56    -17       58       
  AVERAGE         49                        66    -17       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          3.25 1921   0.15  -0.07     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      1.20  -0.90     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.90                      5.71  -3.81     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.13                     16.18  -4.05     8.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        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       16                         2     14        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        17     30        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    132                       166    -34       87       
  SINCE JUL 1   1346                      1465   -119     1192       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        22      7       77       
  SINCE MAR 1    143                        70     73      171       
  SINCE JAN 1    173                        87     86      197       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        89      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      1916                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2007.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2007.........SUNRISE   647 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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