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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
543 AM CDT SAT MAY 19 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         80    318 PM  94    1998  85     -5       87       
  MINIMUM         56    525 AM  53    1893  66    -10       59       
  AVERAGE         68                        76     -8       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.78 1953   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.01                      3.00  -0.99     0.64    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.59                     12.23  -2.64     8.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.82                     22.70  -2.88    16.09    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        11     -8        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  216                       161     55      177       
  SINCE MAR 1    460                       336    124      550       
  SINCE JAN 1    490                       353    137      576       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        50      2002                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2007...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2007...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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