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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
428 AM CST THU FEB 17 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 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         79    336 PM  83    1911  65     14       58       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  22    1895  45     12       35       
  AVERAGE         68                        55     13       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.81 1965   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.19                      2.54   1.65     5.27    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.44                     14.30  -0.86    12.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.44                      8.79  -0.35     9.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      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        0                        10    -10       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  135                       183    -48      235       
  SINCE DEC 1    813                       971   -158     1026       
  SINCE JUL 1    908                      1194   -286     1173       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        82      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        18      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   558 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 18 2005......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   559 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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