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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
653 AM CST WED MAR 30 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         75    159 PM  86    1907  75      0       76       
  MINIMUM         46    543 AM  29    1955  54     -8       54       
  AVERAGE         61                        65     -4       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.75 1995   0.15  -0.15     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      4.21  -2.97     1.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.24                      4.21  -2.97     1.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.41                     14.68  -3.27    13.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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        4                         3      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  183                       143     40       52       
  SINCE MAR 1    183                       143     40       52       
  SINCE JUL 1   1168                      1442   -274     1361       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        44    -19       81       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        44    -19       81       
  SINCE JAN 1    101                        61     40       98       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        90      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2005.........SUNRISE   559 AM CST   SUNSET   626 PM CST   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   558 AM CST   SUNSET   626 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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