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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
414 AM CST FRI MAR 31 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         83    222 PM  90    1946  75      8       74       
  MINIMUM         62    210 AM  34    1987  54      8       60       
  AVERAGE         73                        65      8       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.45 1921   0.15  -0.15     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      4.36  -4.21     1.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.15                      4.36  -4.21     1.29    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.15                     14.83  -6.68    11.46    
                                                                     
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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   87                       146    -59      183       
  SINCE MAR 1     87                       146    -59      183       
  SINCE JUL 1   1192                      1445   -253     1168       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        46     38       27       
  SINCE MAR 1     84                        46     38       27       
  SINCE JAN 1    110                        63     47      103       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        87      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        31      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2006.........SUNRISE   559 AM CST   SUNSET   626 PM CST   
APRIL  1 2006.........SUNRISE   557 AM CST   SUNSET   627 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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