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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
423 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 7 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         71    306 PM  87    1957  63      8       53       
  MINIMUM         60    549 AM  18    1895  44     16       33       
  AVERAGE         66                        54     12       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          2.78 1905   0.16  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.42                      1.18   0.24     1.93    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.67                     12.94  -2.27     9.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.67                      7.43  -1.76     6.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  1988   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        0                        12    -12       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   87                        86      1       91       
  SINCE DEC 1    765                       874   -109      882       
  SINCE JUL 1    860                      1097   -237     1029       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     84          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        84      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        12      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  8 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   551 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  9 2005......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   552 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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