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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
408 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19 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    229 PM  83    1956  66      3       67       
  MINIMUM         45    555 AM  25    1910  46     -1       39       
  AVERAGE         57                        56      1       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.73 1991   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.19                      2.96   1.23     5.27    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.44                     14.72  -1.28    12.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.44                      9.21  -0.77     9.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1959   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        8                         9     -1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  163                       212    -49      277       
  SINCE DEC 1    841                      1000   -159     1068       
  SINCE JUL 1    936                      1223   -287     1215       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        84      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 20 2005......SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 21 2005......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   601 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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