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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
529 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         83    439 PM  91    1927  77      6       81       
  MINIMUM         58   1154 PM  36    1918  56      2       54       
  AVERAGE         71                        67      4       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.93 1947   0.16  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.69                      1.68   1.01     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.29                      6.19  -1.90     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.52                     16.66  -2.14     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        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        23     29        2       
  SINCE MAR 1    137                       172    -35       89       
  SINCE JUL 1   1351                      1471   -120     1194       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        31      4       80       
  SINCE MAR 1    149                        79     70      174       
  SINCE JAN 1    179                        96     83      200       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        89      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      1918                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2007.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2007.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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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