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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
732 AM CDT THU APR 26 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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   1224 PM  92    1925  80      1       88       
  MINIMUM         64    929 PM  45    1968  60      4       70       
  AVERAGE         73                        70      3       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.30          2.51 2006   0.16   2.14     2.51    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.98                      3.92   2.06     2.92    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.58                      8.43  -0.85     3.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.81                     18.90  -1.09    11.07    
                                                                     
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                        39     23        2       
  SINCE MAR 1    147                       188    -41       89       
  SINCE JUL 1   1361                      1487   -126     1194       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         6      2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                        95     -4      240       
  SINCE MAR 1    205                       143     62      334       
  SINCE JAN 1    235                       160     75      360       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     54           100 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        41      1910                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 26 2007.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
APRIL 27 2007.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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