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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
409 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         65    506 PM  85    1911  68     -3       64       
  MINIMUM         47    608 AM  24    2002  48     -1       35       
  AVERAGE         56                        58     -2       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.10 1996   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.92                      4.22   1.70     7.91    
  SINCE DEC 1     15.17                     15.98  -0.81    15.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.17                     10.47  -0.30    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        9                         8      1       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  212                       288    -76      369       
  SINCE DEC 1    890                      1076   -186     1160       
  SINCE JUL 1    985                      1299   -314     1307       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        86      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        26      1937                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   607 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   608 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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