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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         86    254 PM  96    2005  86      0       87       
                                      1899                          
  MINIMUM         63    507 AM  50    1954  67     -4       62       
  AVERAGE         75                        77     -2       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.30 1916   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.01                      3.51  -1.50     0.64    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.59                     12.74  -3.15     8.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.82                     23.21  -3.39    16.09    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        11     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  235                       194     41      212       
  SINCE MAR 1    479                       369    110      585       
  SINCE JAN 1    509                       386    123      611       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        97      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        50      1954                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2007...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2007...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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