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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
411 AM CST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         59    409 PM  86    1907  72    -13       75       
  MINIMUM         40   1154 PM  29    1923  52    -12       50       
  AVERAGE         50                        62    -12       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.68 1996   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      2.41  -1.55     1.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.86                      2.41  -1.55     1.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.03                     12.88  -1.85    13.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1960   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       15                         5     10        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  145                       100     45       34       
  SINCE MAR 1    145                       100     45       34       
  SINCE JUL 1   1130                      1399   -269     1343       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        20    -15       48       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        20    -15       48       
  SINCE JAN 1     81                        37     44       65       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        86      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        31      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   618 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   619 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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