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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
447 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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    115 PM  91    1911  70      9       63       
  MINIMUM         61    228 AM  30    1914  50     11       50       
  AVERAGE         70                        60     10       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.91 1973   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.12  -1.12     0.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      1.12  -1.12     0.29    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.00                     11.59  -3.59    10.46    
                                                                     
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        0                         6     -6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        53    -46       68       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        53    -46       68       
  SINCE JUL 1   1112                      1352   -240     1053       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         8      9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     17                         8      9        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        25     18       76       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        86      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        25      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2006.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2006.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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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