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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
704 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         83        MM  90    1911  71     12       76        
  MINIMUM         74        MM  32    1948  51     23       43        
  AVERAGE         79                        61     18       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.07 1947   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      1.68  -1.58     0.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.10                      1.68  -1.58     0.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.10                     12.15  -4.05    10.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1993   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                         5     -5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        75    -68       97       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        75    -68       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   1112                      1374   -262     1082       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         1     13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        12     35        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     47                        12     35        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     73                        29     44       76       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        85      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        28      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2006.........SUNRISE   620 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
MARCH 14 2006.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   616 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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