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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
626 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         81        MM  93    1911  71     10       72        
  MINIMUM         72        MM  30    1924  51     21       50        
  AVERAGE         77                        61     16       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1903   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      1.54  -1.44     0.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.10                      1.54  -1.44     0.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.10                     12.01  -3.91    10.68    
                                                                     
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        0                         5     -5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        70    -63       92       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        70    -63       92       
  SINCE JUL 1   1112                      1369   -257     1077       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         1     11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        11     22        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        11     22        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     59                        28     31       76       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        90      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2006.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   614 PM CST   
MARCH 13 2006.........SUNRISE   620 AM CST   SUNSET   615 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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