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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
422 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 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         62    222 PM  82    1898  65     -3       63       
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  18    1895  45      4       37       
  AVERAGE         56                        55      1       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.20 1926   0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.19                      2.68   1.51     5.27    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.44                     14.44  -1.00    12.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.44                      8.93  -0.49     9.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    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        9                        10     -1       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  144                       193    -49      250       
  SINCE DEC 1    822                       981   -159     1041       
  SINCE JUL 1    917                      1204   -287     1188       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
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    72          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        82      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        20      1900                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2005......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   559 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 19 2005......SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   600 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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