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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
422 AM CST MON FEB 7 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 6 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         67    353 PM  83    1911  63      4       56       
  MINIMUM         53    252 AM  23    1912  44      9       42       
  AVERAGE         60                        54      6       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.18 1974   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.29                      1.02   0.27     1.93    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.54                     12.78  -2.24     9.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.54                      7.27  -1.73     6.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        12     -7       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   87                        74     13       69       
  SINCE DEC 1    765                       862    -97      860       
  SINCE JUL 1    860                      1085   -225     1007       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        87      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        18      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  7 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   550 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  8 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   551 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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