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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
431 AM CST FRI MAR 25 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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         75    353 PM  90    1910  73      2       75       
  MINIMUM         51    525 AM  28    1915  53     -2       57       
  AVERAGE         63                        63      0       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.48 1973   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.81                      2.77   0.04     3.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.81                      2.77   0.04     3.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.17                     11.57   2.60    20.20    
                                                                     
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        2                         4     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       139     17       53       
  SINCE MAR 1    156                       139     17       53       
  SINCE JUL 1   1165                      1474   -309     1325       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        35    -20       45       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        35    -20       45       
  SINCE JAN 1     77                        57     20       64       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        89      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        30      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE   610 AM CST   SUNSET   628 PM CST   
MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM CST   SUNSET   628 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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