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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
726 AM CDT WED APR 25 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         81    216 PM  90    2006  80      1       90       
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         68    432 AM  42    1910  59      9       65       
  AVERAGE         75                        70      5       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.07 1905   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.68                      3.76  -0.08     0.41    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.28                      8.27  -2.99     0.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.51                     18.74  -3.23     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                        38     24        2       
  SINCE MAR 1    147                       187    -40       89       
  SINCE JUL 1   1361                      1486   -125     1194       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         5      5       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                        89     -6      226       
  SINCE MAR 1    197                       137     60      320       
  SINCE JAN 1    227                       154     73      346       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        45      1968                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2007.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2007.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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