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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
418 AM CST WED JAN 12 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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         77    106 PM  79    1980  60     17       55       
  MINIMUM         66   1151 PM  15    1982  41     25       30       
  AVERAGE         72                        51     21       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.65 1946   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      1.99  -0.19     3.96    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.50                      6.59  -1.09     7.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.80                      1.99  -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        0                        14    -14       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                       154   -121      135       
  SINCE DEC 1    421                       521   -100      519       
  SINCE JUL 1    527                       751   -224      667       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         0      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                         9     18       18       
  SINCE DEC 1     42                        29     13       18       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                         9     18       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        85      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        13      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 12 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   533 PM CST   
JANUARY 13 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   534 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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