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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
431 AM CST FRI MAR 25 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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         77    355 PM  87    1907  74      3       77       
  MINIMUM         49    548 AM  30    1915  53     -4       53       
  AVERAGE         63                        64     -1       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.04 1976   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.23                      3.46  -2.23     1.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.23                      3.46  -2.23     1.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.40                     13.93  -2.53    13.54    
                                                                     
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        2                         4     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  166                       128     38       52       
  SINCE MAR 1    166                       128     38       52       
  SINCE JUL 1   1151                      1427   -276     1361       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        34    -20       63       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                        34    -20       63       
  SINCE JAN 1     90                        51     39       80       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
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    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        89      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE   606 AM CST   SUNSET   623 PM CST   
MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE   604 AM CST   SUNSET   623 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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