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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
626 AM CST WED MAR 29 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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         76    154 PM  89    1909  74      2       71       
  MINIMUM         56    326 AM  35    1931  54      2       44       
  AVERAGE         66                        64      2       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.42 1922   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      4.06  -3.92     1.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      4.06  -3.92     1.24    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.14                     14.53  -6.39    11.41    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   87                       140    -53      179       
  SINCE MAR 1     87                       140    -53      179       
  SINCE JUL 1   1192                      1439   -247     1164       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   76                        42     34       25       
  SINCE MAR 1     76                        42     34       25       
  SINCE JAN 1    102                        59     43      101       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        86      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        29      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 29 2006.........SUNRISE   601 AM CST   SUNSET   625 PM CST   
MARCH 30 2006.........SUNRISE   600 AM CST   SUNSET   626 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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