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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
537 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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    449 PM  95    1952  82      1       83       
  MINIMUM         69    243 AM  44    1954  62      7       68       
  AVERAGE         76                        72      4       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.73 1944   0.16  -0.15     0.40    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.93                      0.64   1.29     0.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.51                      9.87  -0.36     7.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.74                     20.34  -0.60    15.85    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         8      3       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        29     13       47       
  SINCE MAR 1    286                       204     82      420       
  SINCE JAN 1    316                       221     95      446       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        44      1954                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2007...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2007...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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