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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
412 AM CST MON MAR 14 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         78    123 PM  85    1963  71      7       74       
  MINIMUM         62    654 AM  28    1914  51     11       51       
  AVERAGE         70                        61      9       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.09 1995   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      1.82  -1.31     0.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.51                      1.82  -1.31     0.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.68                     12.29  -1.61    13.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   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        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                        80     17       31       
  SINCE MAR 1     97                        80     17       31       
  SINCE JUL 1   1082                      1379   -297     1340       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        13     -8       45       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        13     -8       45       
  SINCE JAN 1     81                        30     51       62       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        86      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        26      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   616 PM CST   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   618 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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