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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
417 AM CST MON MAR 21 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         72    356 PM  88    1907  73     -1       82       
  MINIMUM         58   1139 PM  24    1923  53      5       58       
  AVERAGE         65                        63      2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.36          2.67 1985   0.15   0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.22                      2.86  -1.64     1.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.22                      2.86  -1.64     1.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.39                     13.33  -1.94    13.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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  160                       112     48       34       
  SINCE MAR 1    160                       112     48       34       
  SINCE JUL 1   1145                      1411   -266     1343       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        26    -21       63       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        26    -21       63       
  SINCE JAN 1     81                        43     38       80       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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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 2005.........SUNRISE   610 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2005.........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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