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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
626 AM CST SAT APR 1 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         82    326 PM  87    1908  75      7       81       
  MINIMUM         68   1159 PM  31    1987  54     14       71       
  AVERAGE         75                        65     10       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.15 1935   0.15  -0.15     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      4.51  -4.36     1.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.15                      4.51  -4.36     1.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.15                     14.98  -6.83    11.50    
                                                                     
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                       149    -62      183       
  SINCE MAR 1     87                       149    -62      183       
  SINCE JUL 1   1192                      1448   -256     1168       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         2      8       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                        48     46       38       
  SINCE MAR 1     94                        48     46       38       
  SINCE JAN 1    120                        65     55      114       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     54           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        87      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1937                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2006.........SUNRISE   557 AM CST   SUNSET   627 PM CST   
APRIL  2 2006.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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