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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
625 AM CST WED MAR 1 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         76    147 PM  85    1911  68      8       65       
  MINIMUM         52    705 AM  24    2002  48      4       47       
  AVERAGE         64                        58      6       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.10 1996   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.71                      4.22   0.49     5.92    
  SINCE DEC 1     14.20                     15.98  -1.78    15.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.00                     10.47  -2.47    10.17    
                                                                     
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        1                         8     -7        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  291                       288      3      212       
  SINCE DEC 1    903                      1076   -173      890       
  SINCE JUL 1   1105                      1299   -194      985       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        86      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        26      1937                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2006.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   607 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2006.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   608 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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