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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
416 AM CST WED MAR 9 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         67    405 PM  90    1911  70     -3       71       
  MINIMUM         51    711 AM  29    1989  49      2       51       
  AVERAGE         59                        60     -1       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.54 1988   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      0.88  -0.06     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.82                      0.88  -0.06     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.18                      9.68   2.50    17.04    
                                                                     
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        6                         7     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        59      2        4       
  SINCE MAR 1     61                        59      2        4       
  SINCE JUL 1   1070                      1394   -324     1276       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8       28       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         8     -8       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     62                        30     32       47       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        83      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        26      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   617 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CST   SUNSET   618 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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