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CLILCH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
419 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         70    300 PM  86    1910  69      1       74       
  MINIMUM         50    458 AM  26    1917  48      2       62       
  AVERAGE         60                        59      1       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.78 1943   0.11  -0.11     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.55  -0.24     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.31                      0.55  -0.24     0.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.67                      9.35   2.32    17.02    
                                                                     
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        5                         7     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        38     16        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     54                        38     16        0       
  SINCE JUL 1   1063                      1373   -310     1272       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5       26       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         5     -5       26       
  SINCE JAN 1     62                        27     35       45       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     6   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        84      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        25      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   616 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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