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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
426 AM CST SUN FEB 6 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 5 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         61    351 PM  80    1957  63     -2       68       
  MINIMUM         38    529 AM  17    1996  43     -5       50       
  AVERAGE         50                        53     -3       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.13 1955   0.13  -0.13     1.69    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.70  -0.20     2.62    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.06                     10.82  -0.76    14.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.36                      6.22   0.14    11.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        12      3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        64     21       59       
  SINCE DEC 1    768                       865    -97      816       
  SINCE JUL 1    874                      1095   -221      964       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1     51                        29     22       18       
  SINCE JAN 1     36                         9     27       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        80      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  6 2005......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   554 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  7 2005......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   555 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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