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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
410 AM CST THU FEB 23 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         78    155 PM  84    1898  66     12       80       
  MINIMUM         63    219 AM  26    1978  47     16       66       
  AVERAGE         71                        57     14       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.77 1952   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.82                      3.38   0.44     4.19    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.31                     15.14  -1.83    13.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.11                      9.63  -2.52     8.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1973   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        0                         9     -9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  249                       239     10      163       
  SINCE DEC 1    861                      1027   -166      841       
  SINCE JUL 1   1063                      1250   -187      936       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        81      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        25      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2006......SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   603 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 24 2006......SUNRISE   639 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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