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CLILFT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
413 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         50   1258 AM  89    1955  72    -22       75       
  MINIMUM         44   1156 AM  31    1913  52     -8       53       
  AVERAGE         47                        62    -15       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          2.81 1998   0.15  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      2.26  -1.40     1.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.86                      2.26  -1.40     1.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.03                     12.73  -1.70    13.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        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       18                         5     13        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  130                        95     35       32       
  SINCE MAR 1    130                        95     35       32       
  SINCE JUL 1   1115                      1394   -279     1341       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        18    -13       48       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        18    -13       48       
  SINCE JAN 1     81                        35     46       65       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        86      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        29      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM CST   SUNSET   618 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   618 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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