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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
425 AM CST MON FEB 21 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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    307 PM  85    1917  66      9       75       
  MINIMUM         60    157 AM  27    1910  45     15       56       
  AVERAGE         68                        56     12       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.15 1943   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.93                      2.44   0.49     7.70    
  SINCE DEC 1     12.49                     12.56  -0.07    19.96    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.79                      7.96   0.83    16.53    
                                                                     
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      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       232    -64      278       
  SINCE DEC 1    851                      1033   -182     1035       
  SINCE JUL 1    957                      1263   -306     1183       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         5      7        1       
  SINCE DEC 1     63                        34     29       19       
  SINCE JAN 1     48                        14     34       19       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        80      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 21 2005......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   606 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   607 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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