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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
416 AM CST THU FEB 10 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 9 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         69    924 AM  82    1932  64      5       70       
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  19    1895  44      8       40       
  AVERAGE         61                        54      7       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          3.85 1904   0.16  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.46                      1.50  -0.04     1.93    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.71                     13.26  -2.55     9.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.71                      7.75  -2.04     6.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1973   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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        4                        11     -7       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                       109    -18      125       
  SINCE DEC 1    769                       897   -128      916       
  SINCE JUL 1    864                      1120   -256     1063       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        84      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        21      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 10 2005......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   553 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 11 2005......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   554 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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