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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
435 AM CST SAT MAR 26 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 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         82    437 PM  89    1899  74      8       77       
  MINIMUM         57    512 AM  35    1912  53      4       60       
  AVERAGE         70                        64      6       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.17 1976   0.15  -0.15     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.23                      3.61  -2.38     1.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.23                      3.61  -2.38     1.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.40                     14.08  -2.68    13.56    
                                                                     
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        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  166                       131     35       52       
  SINCE MAR 1    166                       131     35       52       
  SINCE JUL 1   1151                      1430   -279     1361       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        36    -17       67       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        36    -17       67       
  SINCE JAN 1     95                        53     42       84       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        87      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE   604 AM CST   SUNSET   623 PM CST   
MARCH 27 2005.........SUNRISE   603 AM CST   SUNSET   624 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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