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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
428 AM CST MON MAR 6 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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    331 PM  88    1909  69      7       70       
  MINIMUM         49    707 AM  24    1917  49      0       48       
  AVERAGE         63                        59      4       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1948   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.70  -0.70     0.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.70  -0.70     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.00                     11.17  -3.17    10.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1954   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        2                         7     -5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        35    -28       55       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        35    -28       55       
  SINCE JUL 1   1112                      1334   -222     1040       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         5     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         5     -4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        22      5       76       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        87      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        27      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2006.........SUNRISE   628 AM CST   SUNSET   610 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2006.........SUNRISE   627 AM CST   SUNSET   611 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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