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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
538 AM CDT MON APR 16 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         70    308 PM  88    1925  78     -8       84       
  MINIMUM         47    632 AM  39    1933  57    -10       62       
  AVERAGE         59                        68     -9       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.75 1967   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.37                      2.32   1.05     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.97                      6.83  -1.86     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.20                     17.30  -2.10     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        6                         1      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        29     29        2       
  SINCE MAR 1    143                       178    -35       89       
  SINCE JUL 1   1357                      1477   -120     1194       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        47     -6      110       
  SINCE MAR 1    155                        95     60      204       
  SINCE JAN 1    185                       112     73      230       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        92      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        38      1928                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2007.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2007.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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