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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
409 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 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         64   1204 AM  84    1907  67     -3       65       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  20    1894  46      1       54       
  AVERAGE         56                        57     -1       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.50          2.20 1917   0.10   1.40     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.21                      2.84   2.37     7.84    
  SINCE DEC 1     14.77                     12.96   1.81    20.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.07                      8.36   2.71    16.67    
                                                                     
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        9                         9      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       270    -93      301       
  SINCE DEC 1    860                      1071   -211     1058       
  SINCE JUL 1    966                      1301   -335     1206       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                         9     17        1       
  SINCE DEC 1     77                        38     39       19       
  SINCE JAN 1     62                        18     44       19       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     80          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        83      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        23      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 25 2005......SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 26 2005......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   610 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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