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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
421 AM CST WED FEB 23 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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    329 PM  81    1910  66     11       72       
  MINIMUM         63    947 PM  22    1912  46     17       45       
  AVERAGE         70                        56     14       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.50 1888   0.10  -0.10     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.93                      2.64   0.29     7.73    
  SINCE DEC 1     12.49                     12.76  -0.27    19.99    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.79                      8.16   0.63    16.56    
                                                                     
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        0                        10    -10        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       252    -84      290       
  SINCE DEC 1    851                      1053   -202     1047       
  SINCE JUL 1    957                      1283   -326     1195       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         7     17        1       
  SINCE DEC 1     75                        36     39       19       
  SINCE JAN 1     60                        16     44       19       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        81      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        22      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 24 2005......SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   608 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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