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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
646 AM CST MON MAR 28 2005

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         67   1205 AM  87    1910  74     -7       81       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  29    1955  54     -4       57       
  AVERAGE         59                        64     -5       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.30 1980   0.15  -0.14     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      3.91  -2.67     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.24                      3.91  -2.67     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.41                     14.38  -2.97    13.57    
                                                                     
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        6                         3      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  172                       137     35       52       
  SINCE MAR 1    172                       137     35       52       
  SINCE JUL 1   1157                      1436   -279     1361       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        40    -15       74       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        40    -15       74       
  SINCE JAN 1    101                        57     44       91       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        89      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE   602 AM CST   SUNSET   625 PM CST   
MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE   601 AM CST   SUNSET   625 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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