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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
541 AM CDT WED APR 18 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         76    244 PM  93    2006  78     -2       93       
  MINIMUM         53    609 AM  41    1928  58     -5       71       
  AVERAGE         65                        68     -3       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.58 1918   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.37                      2.64   0.73     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.97                      7.15  -2.18     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.20                     17.62  -2.42     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   62                        31     31        2       
  SINCE MAR 1    147                       180    -33       89       
  SINCE JUL 1   1361                      1479   -118     1194       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        55    -14      140       
  SINCE MAR 1    155                       103     52      234       
  SINCE JAN 1    185                       120     65      260       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         

                                                                      
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    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        90      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        36      1921                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2007.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2007.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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