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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
440 AM CST SUN MAR 5 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         74    415 PM  93    1910  69      5       67       
  MINIMUM         45    647 AM  26    2002  49     -4       40       
                                      1960                          
  AVERAGE         60                        59      1       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.32 1975   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.56  -0.56     0.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.56  -0.56     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.00                     11.03  -3.03    10.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         7     -2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        28    -23       49       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        28    -23       49       
  SINCE JUL 1   1110                      1327   -217     1034       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         4     -3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        21      6       76       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     20           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        24      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2006.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   610 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2006.........SUNRISE   628 AM CST   SUNSET   610 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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