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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
529 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         81   1258 PM  89    1912  78      3       86       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  39    1909  57     -6       58       
  AVERAGE         66                        68     -2       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.68          3.34 1991   0.16   0.52     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.37                      2.16   1.21     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.97                      6.67  -1.70     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.20                     17.14  -1.94     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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        28     24        2       
  SINCE MAR 1    137                       177    -40       89       
  SINCE JUL 1   1351                      1476   -125     1194       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         4     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        43     -2      102       
  SINCE MAR 1    155                        91     64      196       
  SINCE JAN 1    185                       108     77      222       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        88      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        39      1933                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2007.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
APRIL 16 2007.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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