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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
407 AM CST MON FEB 28 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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         67    135 PM  85    1911  68     -1       59       
  MINIMUM         52    703 AM  25    1914  48      4       35       
  AVERAGE         60                        58      2       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.26 1903   0.14  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.92                      4.08   1.84     7.91    
  SINCE DEC 1     15.17                     15.84  -0.67    15.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.17                     10.33  -0.16    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        5                         8     -3       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  203                       280    -77      354       
  SINCE DEC 1    881                      1068   -187     1145       
  SINCE JUL 1    976                      1291   -315     1292       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        85      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        24      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   606 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   607 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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