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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
431 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         68    436 PM  86    1908  72     -4       64       
  MINIMUM         59   1247 PM  31    1915  52      7       36       
  AVERAGE         64                        62      2       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.79 1905   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      2.56  -2.45     0.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.11                      2.56  -2.45     0.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.11                     13.03  -4.92    11.03    
                                                                     
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        1                         4     -3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                       104    -83      160       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                       104    -83      160       
  SINCE JUL 1   1126                      1403   -277     1145       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        22     43        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     65                        22     43        5       
  SINCE JAN 1     91                        39     52       81       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    56          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        87      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        29      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2006.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   619 PM CST   
MARCH 20 2006.........SUNRISE   612 AM CST   SUNSET   619 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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