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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
413 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         73   1058 AM  86    1911  70      3       80       
  MINIMUM         55   1220 AM  27    1902  50      5       53       
  AVERAGE         64                        60      4       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18          3.02 1928   0.14   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      0.98  -0.69     0.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.29                      0.98  -0.69     0.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.46                     11.45  -0.99    13.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1996   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        1                         6     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        47     13        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     60                        47     13        0       
  SINCE JUL 1   1045                      1346   -301     1309       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7       45       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         7     -7       45       
  SINCE JAN 1     76                        24     52       62       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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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