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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
737 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         88    327 PM  92    1895  83      5       83       
  MINIMUM         73    452 AM  48    1957  63     10       69       
  AVERAGE         81                        73      8       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.45 1941   0.16  -0.16     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.93                      0.96   0.97     0.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.51                     10.19  -0.68     8.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.74                     20.66  -0.92    16.01    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         8      8       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   74                        45     29       70       
  SINCE MAR 1    318                       220     98      443       
  SINCE JAN 1    348                       237    111      469       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        44      1898                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2007...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
MAY  8 2007...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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