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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
425 AM CST TUE FEB 21 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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    448 PM  84    1898  66    -14       75       
  MINIMUM         36    905 AM  27    1895  46    -10       60       
  AVERAGE         44                        56    -12       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.79 1919   0.14  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.72                      3.10   0.62     4.19    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.21                     14.86  -1.65    13.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.01                      9.35  -2.34     8.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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       21                         9     12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  241                       221     20      163       
  SINCE DEC 1    853                      1009   -156      841       
  SINCE JUL 1   1055                      1232   -177      936       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        81      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 21 2006......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 22 2006......SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   602 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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