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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
433 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         52    209 AM  82    1956  66    -14       62       
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM  20    1900  46     -9       45       
  AVERAGE         45                        56    -11       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          3.92 1988   0.14   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.65                      2.82   0.83     4.19    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.14                     14.58  -1.44    13.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.94                      9.07  -2.13     8.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        10     10       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  194                       203     -9      155       
  SINCE DEC 1    806                       991   -185      833       
  SINCE JUL 1   1008                      1214   -206      928       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        83      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 19 2006......SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   600 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 20 2006......SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   600 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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