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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
524 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         77    158 PM  91    1930  76      1       82       
  MINIMUM         56    613 AM  34    1971  55      1       59       
  AVERAGE         67                        66      1       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.14 1993   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.77  -0.69     1.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.07                      4.31  -1.24     4.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.43                     13.11   1.32    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                        18     -7        3       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       181      7       61       
  SINCE JUL 1   1197                      1516   -319     1333       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        20     -8       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     48                        69    -21       87       
  SINCE JAN 1    110                        91     19      106       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        90      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        34      1939                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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