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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
555 AM CST THU MAR 2 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2006

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  86    1918  68     10       63       
  MINIMUM         52    316 AM  26    1937  48      4       43       
  AVERAGE         65                        58      7       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.69 2002   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.00                     10.61  -2.61    10.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   T      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                         7     -7       12       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         7     -7       12       
  SINCE JUL 1   1105                      1306   -201      997       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        85      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        25      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2006.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2006.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   608 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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