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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
415 AM CST WED FEB 16 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 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    326 PM  84    1945  64     11       58       
  MINIMUM         57    156 AM  20    1905  44     13       37       
  AVERAGE         66                        54     12       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.25 1929   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.93                      1.89   1.04     7.69    
  SINCE DEC 1     12.49                     12.01   0.48    19.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.79                      7.41   1.38    16.52    
                                                                     
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        0                        11    -11       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  140                       180    -40      223       
  SINCE DEC 1    823                       981   -158      980       
  SINCE JUL 1    929                      1211   -282     1128       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0       
  SINCE DEC 1     56                        29     27       18       
  SINCE JAN 1     41                         9     32       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        81      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        21      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 16 2005......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   603 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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