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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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    328 PM  94    1943  82      1       86       
                                      1951                          
  MINIMUM         67    322 AM  42    1929  62      5       69       
  AVERAGE         75                        72      3       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.92          2.89 1922   0.16   1.76     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.92                      0.48   1.44      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      9.50                      9.71  -0.21     7.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.73                     20.18  -0.45    15.45    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         7      3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        21     10       36       
  SINCE MAR 1    275                       196     79      409       
  SINCE JAN 1    305                       213     92      435       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        44      1954                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2007...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2007...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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