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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         93   1236 PM 101    1951  91      2      100       
  MINIMUM         77   1102 PM  61    2004  73      4       74       
                                      1929                          
  AVERAGE         85                        82      3       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.31          2.49 1945   0.15   0.16     0.61    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.04                      2.63  -0.59     0.66    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.67                     15.34  -0.67     9.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.73                     40.35  -0.62    26.26    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  348                       279     69      324       
  SINCE JUN 1   1397                      1273    124     1433       
  SINCE JAN 1   2017                      1784    233     2204       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        63      1992                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2007........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2007........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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