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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
425 AM CST MON FEB 21 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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         75   1216 PM  84    1898  66      9       76       
  MINIMUM         60    419 AM  27    1895  46     14       54       
  AVERAGE         68                        56     12       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.79 1919   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.19                      3.10   1.09     5.27    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.44                     14.86  -1.42    12.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.44                      9.35  -0.91     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                         9     -9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  163                       221    -58      277       
  SINCE DEC 1    841                      1009   -168     1068       
  SINCE JUL 1    936                      1232   -296     1215       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        81      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 21 2005......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   602 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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