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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
403 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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    411 PM  91    1911  70     -5       68       
  MINIMUM         40    652 AM  26    1932  50    -10       44       
  AVERAGE         53                        60     -7       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1926   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      1.40  -0.89     0.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.51                      1.40  -0.89     0.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.68                     11.87  -1.19    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       12                         6      6        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   88                        65     23       15       
  SINCE MAR 1     88                        65     23       15       
  SINCE JUL 1   1073                      1364   -291     1324       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10       45       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        10    -10       45       
  SINCE JAN 1     76                        27     49       62       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     34           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        30      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   622 AM CST   SUNSET   614 PM CST   
MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   615 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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