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CLILFT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         87    246 PM  92    1955  81      6       83       
  MINIMUM         63    605 AM  45    1965  61      2       66       
  AVERAGE         75                        71      4       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.78 1940   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.99                      4.72   1.27     7.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.59                      9.23  -1.64     7.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.82                     19.70  -1.88    15.45    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        43     19        2       
  SINCE MAR 1    147                       192    -45       89       
  SINCE JUL 1   1361                      1491   -130     1194       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         7      3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  130                       127      3      279       
  SINCE MAR 1    244                       175     69      373       
  SINCE JAN 1    274                       192     82      399       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        93      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        42      1925                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2007...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2007...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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