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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
554 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         84    159 PM  91    1943  82      2       87       
  MINIMUM         67    537 AM  45    1908  62      5       69       
  AVERAGE         76                        72      4       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.88 1923   0.16  -0.16      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.32  -0.32      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      7.58                      9.55  -1.97     7.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.81                     20.02  -2.21    15.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    147                       194    -47       89       
  SINCE JUL 1   1361                      1493   -132     1194       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         7      4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        14      7       23       
  SINCE MAR 1    265                       189     76      396       
  SINCE JAN 1    295                       206     89      422       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1943                    
                                             1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        42      1929                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2007...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2007...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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