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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
533 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         81    223 PM  94    1998  85     -4       83       
  MINIMUM         61    607 AM  50    1926  66     -5       60       
  AVERAGE         71                        76     -5       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.76 1929   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.01                      2.83  -0.82     0.64    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.59                     12.06  -2.47     8.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.82                     22.53  -2.71    16.09    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        11     -5        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  213                       150     63      169       
  SINCE MAR 1    457                       325    132      542       
  SINCE JAN 1    487                       342    145      568       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        53      1893                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2007...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2007...........SUNRISE   612 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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