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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
547 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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         84   1210 PM  98    1998  87     -3       89       
  MINIMUM         70    554 AM  52    1984  69      1       73       
  AVERAGE         77                        78     -1       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.40          4.46 1979   0.18   0.22      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.28                      5.13   1.15     0.91    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.86                     14.36  -0.50     8.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.09                     24.83  -0.74    16.36    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        13     -1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  332                       306     26      356       
  SINCE MAR 1    576                       481     95      729       
  SINCE JAN 1    606                       498    108      755       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        98      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        50      1984                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 31 2007...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
JUNE  1 2007..........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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