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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
701 AM CST TUE MAR 7 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         81    417 PM  87    1911  70     11       68       
  MINIMUM         60   1200 AM  27    1989  50     10       54       
  AVERAGE         71                        60     11       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.14 1933   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.84  -0.84     0.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.84  -0.84     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.00                     11.31  -3.31    10.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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        0                         6     -6        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        41    -34       59       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        41    -34       59       
  SINCE JUL 1   1112                      1340   -228     1044       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         1      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         6      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         6      1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     33                        23     10       76       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        86      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        27      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2006.........SUNRISE   627 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2006.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   612 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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