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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
523 AM CDT THU APR 7 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         82    153 PM  90    1914  75      7       78       
  MINIMUM         64   1159 PM  38    1915  55      9       54       
  AVERAGE         73                        65      8       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.65 1973   0.11  -0.06     1.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.66  -0.58     1.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.07                      4.20  -1.13     4.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.43                     13.00   1.43    21.51    
                                                                     
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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        16     -5        3       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       179      9       61       
  SINCE JUL 1   1197                      1514   -317     1333       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         3      5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        17     -7       10       
  SINCE MAR 1     46                        66    -20       81       
  SINCE JAN 1    108                        88     20      100       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        91      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        34      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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