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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
647 AM CST MON FEB 14 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 13 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         67    351 PM  82    1923  64      3       45       
  MINIMUM         56   1218 AM  11    1899  44     12       42       
  AVERAGE         62                        54      8       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.28          4.39 1927   0.11   2.17     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.93                      1.67   1.26     7.09    
  SINCE DEC 1     12.49                     11.79   0.70    19.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.79                      7.19   1.60    15.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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        3                        11     -8       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  140                       158    -18      185       
  SINCE DEC 1    823                       959   -136      942       
  SINCE JUL 1    929                      1189   -260     1090       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE DEC 1     53                        29     24       18       
  SINCE JAN 1     38                         9     29       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     84           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        82      1923                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        14      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 14 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 15 2005......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   602 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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