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CDUS44 KLCH 051017
CLILCH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
516 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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   1250 PM  87    1914  75     -2       82       
  MINIMUM         53    136 AM  36    1987  55     -2       54       
  AVERAGE         63                        65     -2       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.20 1905   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.44  -0.41     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.02                      3.98  -0.96     3.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.38                     12.78   1.60    20.27    
                                                                     
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        2                         3     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        12     -1        1       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       175     13       59       
  SINCE JUL 1   1197                      1510   -313     1331       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     36                        60    -24       80       
  SINCE JAN 1     98                        82     16       99       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        90      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1921                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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