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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
431 AM CST THU MAR 3 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         55   1151 AM  84    1905  68    -13       80       
  MINIMUM         43    153 AM  24    1913  48     -5       66       
  AVERAGE         49                        58     -9       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.31          1.68 1934   0.11   0.20     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.22   0.09     0.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.31                      0.22   0.09     0.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.67                      9.02   2.65    16.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   0.0   MM        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       16                         8      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        16     11        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        16     11        0       
  SINCE JUL 1   1036                      1351   -315     1272       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2       10       
  SINCE JAN 1     62                        24     38       29       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        85      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        23      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   614 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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