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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
544 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         82    327 PM  91    1987  79      3       87       
  MINIMUM         57    540 AM  40    1901  58     -1       68       
  AVERAGE         70                        69      1       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.90 1935   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.68                      2.96   0.72     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.28                      7.47  -2.19     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.51                     17.94  -2.43     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                        33     29        2       
  SINCE MAR 1    147                       182    -35       89       
  SINCE JUL 1   1361                      1481   -120     1194       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         5      0       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        64    -16      168       
  SINCE MAR 1    162                       112     50      262       
  SINCE JAN 1    192                       129     63      288       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        41      1953                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2007.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2007.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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