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CDUS44 KLCH 041018
CLILCH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
517 AM CDT MON APR 4 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         73    223 PM  88    1984  75     -2       80       
  MINIMUM         45    555 AM  35    1987  54     -9       57       
  AVERAGE         59                        65     -6       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.31 1993   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.33  -0.30     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.02                      3.87  -0.85     3.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.38                     12.67   1.71    20.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        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        6                         3      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         9      0        1       
  SINCE MAR 1    186                       172     14       59       
  SINCE JUL 1   1195                      1507   -312     1331       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        6       
  SINCE MAR 1     36                        57    -21       77       
  SINCE JAN 1     98                        79     19       96       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        87      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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