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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
647 AM CST MON FEB 14 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 13 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         66    311 PM  81    1923  65      1       46       
  MINIMUM         53    224 AM   6    1899  45      8       43       
  AVERAGE         60                        55      5       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.73          3.08 1927   0.15   2.58     0.41    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.19                      2.10   2.09     5.10    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.44                     13.86  -0.42    12.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.44                      8.35   0.09     9.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.2  1960   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        5                        11     -6       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  135                       153    -18      177       
  SINCE DEC 1    813                       941   -128      968       
  SINCE JUL 1    908                      1164   -256     1115       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     72           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        85      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        14      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 14 2005......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   556 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 15 2005......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   557 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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