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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
629 AM CST WED MAR 22 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         72    403 PM  87    1907  73     -1       78       
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  31    1965  53      0       55       
  AVERAGE         63                        63      0       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.62 1949   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      3.01  -2.87     1.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      3.01  -2.87     1.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.14                     13.48  -5.34    11.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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   23                       116    -93      160       
  SINCE MAR 1     23                       116    -93      160       
  SINCE JUL 1   1128                      1415   -287     1145       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        28     47        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     75                        28     47        7       
  SINCE JAN 1    101                        45     56       83       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        87      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        26      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2006.........SUNRISE   609 AM CST   SUNSET   621 PM CST   
MARCH 23 2006.........SUNRISE   608 AM CST   SUNSET   621 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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