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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
653 AM CST WED MAR 30 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         73    337 PM  89    1909  74     -1       76       
  MINIMUM         49    253 AM  35    1913  53     -4       52       
  AVERAGE         61                        64     -3       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.33 1949   0.11  -0.11     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.99                      3.32  -0.33     3.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.99                      3.32  -0.33     3.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.35                     12.12   2.23    20.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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        4                         3      1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       157     20       54       
  SINCE MAR 1    177                       157     20       54       
  SINCE JUL 1   1186                      1492   -306     1326       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        45    -21       71       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        45    -21       71       
  SINCE JAN 1     86                        67     19       90       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2005.........SUNRISE   604 AM CST   SUNSET   631 PM CST   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   603 AM CST   SUNSET   631 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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