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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
533 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         74    506 PM  92    1894  78     -4       87       
  MINIMUM         47    549 AM  38    1928  57    -10       68       
  AVERAGE         61                        68     -7       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.51 1957   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.37                      2.48   0.89     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.97                      6.99  -2.02     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.20                     17.46  -2.26     8.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        30     32        2       
  SINCE MAR 1    147                       179    -32       89       
  SINCE JUL 1   1361                      1478   -117     1194       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        51    -10      123       
  SINCE MAR 1    155                        99     56      217       
  SINCE JAN 1    185                       116     69      243       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        93      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        41      1928                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2007.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2007.........SUNRISE   638 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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