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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
519 AM CDT MON APR 11 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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    108 PM  87    1946  76      5       81       
  MINIMUM         63    257 AM  33    1918  56      7       66       
  AVERAGE         72                        66      6       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.00 1913   0.11  -0.11     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      1.10  -1.01     1.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.08                      4.64  -1.56     4.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.44                     13.44   1.00    21.67    
                                                                     
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                        24    -13        3       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       187      1       61       
  SINCE JUL 1   1197                      1522   -325     1333       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         3      4        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        29     -3       36       
  SINCE MAR 1     62                        78    -16      107       
  SINCE JAN 1    124                       100     24      126       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        88      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        30      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2005.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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