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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
417 AM CST WED MAR 2 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         66    404 PM  81    2000  68     -2       75       
  MINIMUM         42    653 AM  26    1913  47     -5       58       
  AVERAGE         54                        58     -4       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.81 2002   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.11  -0.11      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.11  -0.11      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     11.36                      8.91   2.45    16.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         8      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         8      3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     11                         8      3        0       
  SINCE JUL 1   1020                      1343   -323     1272       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        2       
  SINCE JAN 1     62                        23     39       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        84      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        24      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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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