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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
431 AM CST THU MAR 3 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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    209 PM  85    1932  69    -11       80       
  MINIMUM         44    552 AM  25    1980  49     -5       63       
  AVERAGE         51                        59     -8       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          4.15 1979   0.14  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.28  -0.17      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.11                      0.28  -0.17      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     10.28                     10.75  -0.47    12.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         7      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        14     12        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        14     12        0       
  SINCE JUL 1   1011                      1313   -302     1309       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2       12       
  SINCE JAN 1     76                        19     57       29       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     28          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        83      1923                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        22      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   609 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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