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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
539 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         85   1122 AM  92    1998  85      0       80       
  MINIMUM         66   1159 PM  46    1926  66      0       58       
  AVERAGE         76                        76      0       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00         10.38 1980   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.01                      2.66  -0.65     0.64    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.59                     11.89  -2.30     8.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.82                     22.36  -2.54    16.09    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        10      1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  207                       139     68      162       
  SINCE MAR 1    451                       314    137      535       
  SINCE JAN 1    481                       331    150      561       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      1926                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2007...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2007...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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