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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
525 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         81    446 PM  90    1930  76      5       79       
  MINIMUM         57    613 AM  34    1939  55      2       61       
  AVERAGE         69                        66      3       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.33 1921   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.88  -0.80     1.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.07                      4.42  -1.35     4.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.43                     13.22   1.21    21.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0     MM       
                                      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                        20     -9        3       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       183      5       61       
  SINCE JUL 1   1197                      1518   -321     1333       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        23     -7       21       
  SINCE MAR 1     52                        72    -20       92       
  SINCE JAN 1    114                        94     20      111       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        88      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   651 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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