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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
732 AM CDT MON APR 23 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         83    128 PM  92    1925  79      4       85       
  MINIMUM         57    552 AM  40    1931  59     -2       63       
  AVERAGE         70                        69      1       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.71 1979   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.68                      3.44   0.24     0.41    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.28                      7.95  -2.67     0.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.51                     18.42  -2.91     8.56    
                                                                     
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                        36     26        2       
  SINCE MAR 1    147                       185    -38       89       
  SINCE JUL 1   1361                      1484   -123     1194       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         5      0        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        79    -17      202       
  SINCE MAR 1    176                       127     49      296       
  SINCE JAN 1    206                       144     62      322       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        90      2006                    
                                             1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1927                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2007.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2007.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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