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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
539 AM CDT THU APR 19 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         75    139 PM  90    2006  79     -4       90       
  MINIMUM         59    552 AM  36    1921  58      1       70       
  AVERAGE         67                        69     -2       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.31          2.19 1898   0.16   0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.68                      2.80   0.88     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.28                      7.31  -2.03     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.51                     17.78  -2.27     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                        32     30        2       
  SINCE MAR 1    147                       181    -34       89       
  SINCE JUL 1   1361                      1480   -119     1194       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         4     -2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        59    -16      155       
  SINCE MAR 1    157                       107     50      249       
  SINCE JAN 1    187                       124     63      275       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        91      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        40      1901                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2007.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2007.........SUNRISE   636 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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