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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
415 AM CST MON FEB 20 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19 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         42    343 PM  83    1956  66    -24       69       
  MINIMUM         35    624 AM  25    1910  46    -11       45       
  AVERAGE         39                        56    -17       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.73 1991   0.14  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.66                      2.96   0.70     4.19    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.15                     14.72  -1.57    13.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.95                      9.21  -2.26     8.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1959   0.0    0.0      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       26                         9     17        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  220                       212      8      163       
  SINCE DEC 1    832                      1000   -168      841       
  SINCE JUL 1   1034                      1223   -189      936       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        84      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 20 2006......SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   600 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 21 2006......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   601 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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