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CDUS44 KLCH 041014
CLILCH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
414 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         59    531 PM  85    1911  68     -9       80       
  MINIMUM         46   1126 PM  23    1913  48     -2       62       
  AVERAGE         53                        58     -5       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.50 1934   0.11  -0.11     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.33  -0.02     0.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.31                      0.33  -0.02     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.67                      9.13   2.54    16.93    
                                                                     
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       12                         8      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        24     15        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     39                        24     15        0       
  SINCE JUL 1   1048                      1359   -311     1272       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3       16       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     62                        25     37       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     67           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        84      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        23      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   614 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   615 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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