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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
523 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         76    228 PM  90    1911  75      1       72       
  MINIMUM         58   1242 AM  35    1921  55      3       54       
  AVERAGE         67                        65      2       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.83 1969   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.55  -0.52     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.02                      4.09  -1.07     3.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.38                     12.89   1.49    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        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        14     -3        3       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       177     11       61       
  SINCE JUL 1   1197                      1512   -315     1333       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        14    -12        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        63    -25       80       
  SINCE JAN 1    100                        85     15       99       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        90      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   655 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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