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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
413 AM CST THU MAR 30 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         65        MM  86    1907  75    -10       75        
  MINIMUM         64        MM  29    1955  54     10       46        
  AVERAGE         65                        65      0       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.75 1995   0.15  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      4.21  -4.06     1.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.15                      4.21  -4.06     1.24    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.15                     14.68  -6.53    11.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   87                       143    -56      183       
  SINCE MAR 1     87                       143    -56      183       
  SINCE JUL 1   1192                      1442   -250     1168       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   76                        44     32       25       
  SINCE MAR 1     76                        44     32       25       
  SINCE JAN 1    102                        61     41      101       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        90      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2006.........SUNRISE   600 AM CST   SUNSET   626 PM CST   
MARCH 31 2006.........SUNRISE   559 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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