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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
414 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         59    416 PM  83    1923  69    -10       80       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  22    1980  49     -2       68       
  AVERAGE         53                        59     -6       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.43 1956   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.42  -0.31      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.11                      0.42  -0.31      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     10.28                     10.89  -0.61    12.53    
                                                                     
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       12                         7      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        21     17        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        21     17        0       
  SINCE JUL 1   1023                      1320   -297     1309       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3       21       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3       21       
  SINCE JAN 1     76                        20     56       38       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        26      2002                    
                                             1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2005.........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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