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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
645 AM CST MON MAR 5 2007

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2007...

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         57    452 PM  93    1910  69    -12       74       
  MINIMUM         41   1129 PM  26    2002  49     -8       45       
                                      1960                          
  AVERAGE         49                        59    -10       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.32 1975   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.56  -0.55     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.56  -0.55     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.24                     11.03  -0.79     8.00    
                                                                     
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       16                         7      9        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        28     -2        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        28     -2        5       
  SINCE JUL 1   1240                      1327    -87     1110       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         4     -3        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     31                        21     10       27       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    50           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    36                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        24      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2007.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   610 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2007.........SUNRISE   629 AM CST   SUNSET   610 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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