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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
527 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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    959 PM  91    1893  77     -8       82       
  MINIMUM         58    703 AM  34    1938  56      2       45       
  AVERAGE         64                        67     -3       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.38          4.97 1955   0.16   2.22     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.68                      1.52   1.16     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.28                      6.03  -1.75     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.51                     16.50  -1.99     8.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           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        1                         2     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        21     31        2       
  SINCE MAR 1    137                       170    -33       89       
  SINCE JUL 1   1351                      1469   -118     1194       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        28      1       77       
  SINCE MAR 1    143                        76     67      171       
  SINCE JAN 1    173                        93     80      197       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        91      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        36      1918                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2007.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
APRIL 12 2007.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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