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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
636 AM CST MON MAR 27 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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         71    345 PM  87    1907  74     -3       77       
  MINIMUM         42    623 AM  34    1955  54    -12       65       
  AVERAGE         57                        64     -7       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.06 1967   0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      3.76  -3.62     1.23    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      3.76  -3.62     1.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.14                     14.23  -6.09    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        8                         3      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                       134    -52      166       
  SINCE MAR 1     82                       134    -52      166       
  SINCE JUL 1   1187                      1433   -246     1151       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        38     37       25       
  SINCE MAR 1     75                        38     37       25       
  SINCE JAN 1    101                        55     46      101       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     25           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        87      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        29      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2006.........SUNRISE   603 AM CST   SUNSET   624 PM CST   
MARCH 28 2006.........SUNRISE   602 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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