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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
416 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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         58    503 PM  82    1962  67     -9       49       
  MINIMUM         44    511 AM  24    1914  48     -4       40       
  AVERAGE         51                        58     -7       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.98 1923   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.84                      3.94   1.90     7.91    
  SINCE DEC 1     15.09                     15.70  -0.61    15.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.09                     10.19  -0.10    12.53    
                                                                     
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       14                         8      6       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  198                       272    -74      336       
  SINCE DEC 1    876                      1060   -184     1127       
  SINCE JUL 1    971                      1283   -312     1274       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        85      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        25      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 27 2005......SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   606 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   635 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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