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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
421 AM CST WED FEB 23 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         80    358 PM  84    1898  66     14       72       
  MINIMUM         66   1100 PM  26    1978  47     19       47       
  AVERAGE         73                        57     16       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.77 1952   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.19                      3.38   0.81     5.27    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.44                     15.14  -1.70    12.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.44                      9.63  -1.19     9.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1973   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        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  163                       239    -76      288       
  SINCE DEC 1    841                      1027   -186     1079       
  SINCE JUL 1    936                      1250   -314     1226       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        81      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        25      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   603 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 24 2005......SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   604 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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