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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
552 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007


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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         90   1137 AM  99    2000  91     -1       96       
  MINIMUM         78    635 AM  63    1992  73      5       75       
  AVERAGE         84                        82      2       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.32          1.48 2002   0.15   0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.36                      2.78  -0.42     0.66    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.99                     15.49  -0.50     9.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.05                     40.50  -0.45    26.26    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  367                       296     71      345       
  SINCE JUN 1   1416                      1290    126     1454       
  SINCE JAN 1   2036                      1801    235     2225       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        66      1992                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2007........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2007........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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