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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
419 AM CST WED MAR 8 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         79    254 PM  86    1911  70      9       73       
  MINIMUM         61   1155 PM  27    1902  50     11       55       
  AVERAGE         70                        60     10       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.02 1928   0.14  -0.14     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.98  -0.98     0.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.98  -0.98     0.29    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.00                     11.45  -3.45    10.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1996   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        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        47    -40       60       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        47    -40       60       
  SINCE JUL 1   1112                      1346   -234     1045       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         7      5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                         7      5        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     38                        24     14       76       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2006.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH  9 2006.........SUNRISE   625 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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