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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
726 AM CDT WED MAY 23 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         78   1128 AM  97    2005  86     -8       88       
  MINIMUM         64    239 AM  50    1954  67     -3       67       
  AVERAGE         71                        77     -6       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.59          6.07 1927   0.18   1.41     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.60                      3.69  -0.09     0.64    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.18                     12.92  -1.74     8.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.41                     23.39  -1.98    16.09    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        12     -6       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  241                       206     35      225       
  SINCE MAR 1    485                       381    104      598       
  SINCE JAN 1    515                       398    117      624       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     79          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        98      1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        54      2002                    
                                             2001                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2007...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
MAY 24 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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