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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
409 AM CST THU MAR 10 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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    409 PM  86    1911  70     -5       77       
  MINIMUM         49    733 AM  25    1996  50     -1       50       
  AVERAGE         57                        60     -3       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.22          2.45 1913   0.14   0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      1.26  -0.75     0.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.51                      1.26  -0.75     0.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.68                     11.73  -1.05    13.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   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        8                         6      2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   76                        59     17        6       
  SINCE MAR 1     76                        59     17        6       
  SINCE JUL 1   1061                      1358   -297     1315       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9       45       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         9     -9       45       
  SINCE JAN 1     76                        26     50       62       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     28          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        26      1932                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   622 AM CST   SUNSET   614 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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