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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
633 AM CST TUE MAR 21 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         77    522 PM  88    1907  73      4       72       
  MINIMUM         63   1159 PM  24    1923  53     10       58       
  AVERAGE         70                        63      7       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.67 1985   0.15  -0.12     0.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      2.86  -2.72     1.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      2.86  -2.72     1.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.14                     13.33  -5.19    11.39    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                       112    -91      160       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                       112    -91      160       
  SINCE JUL 1   1126                      1411   -285     1145       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        26     49        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     75                        26     49        5       
  SINCE JAN 1    101                        43     58       81       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     74          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        87      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        31      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2006.........SUNRISE   611 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2006.........SUNRISE   609 AM CST   SUNSET   621 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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