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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
422 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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    154 PM  81    1917  66     13       68       
  MINIMUM         67   1253 AM  29    1942  46     21       50       
  AVERAGE         73                        56     17       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.65 1894   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.19                      3.24   0.95     5.27    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.44                     15.00  -1.56    12.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.44                      9.49  -1.05     9.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1963   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        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  163                       230    -67      283       
  SINCE DEC 1    841                      1018   -177     1074       
  SINCE JUL 1    936                      1241   -305     1221       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        84      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   603 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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