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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
726 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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    236 PM  92    1952  83      5       83       
  MINIMUM         71   1159 PM  44    1898  63      8       69       
  AVERAGE         80                        73      7       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          9.09 1907   0.17  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.94                      1.13   0.81     0.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.52                     10.36  -0.84     8.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.75                     20.83  -1.08    16.01    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         8      7       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                        53     36       81       
  SINCE MAR 1    333                       228    105      454       
  SINCE JAN 1    363                       245    118      480       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        93      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        45      1898                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2007...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2007...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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