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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
643 AM CST SUN MAR 26 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 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         67    427 PM  89    1899  74     -7       82       
  MINIMUM         37    537 AM  35    1912  53    -16       57       
  AVERAGE         52                        64    -12       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.17 1976   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      3.61  -3.47     1.23    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      3.61  -3.47     1.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.14                     14.08  -5.94    11.40    
                                                                     
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       13                         3     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   74                       131    -57      166       
  SINCE MAR 1     74                       131    -57      166       
  SINCE JUL 1   1179                      1430   -251     1151       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        36     39       19       
  SINCE MAR 1     75                        36     39       19       
  SINCE JAN 1    101                        53     48       95       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        87      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 26 2006.........SUNRISE   605 AM CST   SUNSET   623 PM CST   
MARCH 27 2006.........SUNRISE   603 AM CST   SUNSET   624 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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