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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
410 AM CST WED FEB 22 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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         67    356 PM  81    1917  66      1       79       
  MINIMUM         46    642 AM  29    1942  46      0       67       
  AVERAGE         57                        56      1       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          2.65 1894   0.14  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.82                      3.24   0.58     4.19    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.31                     15.00  -1.69    13.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.11                      9.49  -2.38     8.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1963   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        8                         9     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  249                       230     19      163       
  SINCE DEC 1    861                      1018   -157      841       
  SINCE JUL 1   1063                      1241   -178      936       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
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    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        84      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 22 2006......SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 23 2006......SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   603 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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