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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
627 AM CST MON MAR 7 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         68    402 PM  87    1911  70     -2       80       
  MINIMUM         54   1127 PM  27    1989  50      4       59       
  AVERAGE         61                        60      1       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.14 1933   0.14  -0.14     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.84  -0.73     0.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.11                      0.84  -0.73     0.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.28                     11.31  -1.03    13.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      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        4                         6     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        41     18        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     59                        41     18        0       
  SINCE JUL 1   1044                      1340   -296     1309       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       43       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         6     -6       43       
  SINCE JAN 1     76                        23     53       60       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        86      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        27      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   612 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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