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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
511 AM CDT WED APR 13 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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         83    331 PM  89    1943  77      6       58       
  MINIMUM         50    606 AM  32    1913  56     -6       47       
  AVERAGE         67                        67      0       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.24 1923   0.11  -0.11     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      1.32  -0.93     1.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.38                      4.86  -1.48     5.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.74                     13.66   1.08    22.12    
                                                                     
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       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        28    -17       16       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       191     -3       74       
  SINCE JUL 1   1197                      1526   -329     1346       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         4     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        36     -6       36       
  SINCE MAR 1     66                        85    -19      107       
  SINCE JAN 1    128                       107     21      126       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        89      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        30      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
APRIL 14 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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