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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
420 AM CST WED JAN 5 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         75    248 PM  85    1913  61     14       76       
  MINIMUM         60    334 AM  16    1911  41     19       67       
  AVERAGE         68                        51     17       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.34 2004   0.18  -0.18     2.34    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.70  -0.12     2.34    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.28                      5.30  -1.02     5.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.58                      0.70  -0.12     2.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        56    -56        0       
  SINCE DEC 1    388                       423    -35      384       
  SINCE JUL 1    494                       653   -159      532       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         4     11       18       
  SINCE DEC 1     30                        24      6       18       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                         4     11       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        85      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        14      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   527 PM CST   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   528 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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