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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
407 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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    345 PM  82    1962  67     -5       57       
  MINIMUM         45    744 AM  26    1914  47     -2       42       
  AVERAGE         54                        57     -3       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.91 1993   0.14  -0.14     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.84                      3.80   2.04     7.91    
  SINCE DEC 1     15.09                     15.56  -0.47    15.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.09                     10.05   0.04    12.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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       11                         8      3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  184                       264    -80      316       
  SINCE DEC 1    862                      1052   -190     1107       
  SINCE JUL 1    957                      1275   -318     1254       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        82      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        24      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 26 2005......SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   605 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 27 2005......SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   606 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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