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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
428 AM CST MON JAN 10 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 9 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         70    438 PM  80    1907  60     10       58       
  MINIMUM         45    447 AM  22    1962  41      4       39       
  AVERAGE         58                        51      7       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.59 1984   0.19  -0.19     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      1.61   0.19     3.96    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.50                      6.21  -0.71     7.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.80                      1.61   0.19     3.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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        7                        14     -7       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                       126    -93       94       
  SINCE DEC 1    421                       493    -72      478       
  SINCE JUL 1    527                       723   -196      626       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                         9      9       18       
  SINCE DEC 1     33                        29      4       18       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                         9      9       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        79      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        15      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 10 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   531 PM CST   
JANUARY 11 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   532 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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