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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
626 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 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         59    141 PM  81    1926  67     -8       61       
  MINIMUM         50    534 AM  26    1901  47      3       48       
  AVERAGE         55                        57     -2       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.72 1959   0.14  -0.13     0.71    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.83                      3.66   0.17     5.84    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.32                     15.42  -2.10    15.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.12                      9.91  -2.79    10.09    
                                                                     
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       10                         8      2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  262                       256      6      173       
  SINCE DEC 1    874                      1044   -170      851       
  SINCE JUL 1   1076                      1267   -191      946       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        82      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 25 2006......SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   604 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 26 2006......SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   605 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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