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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
514 AM CDT THU APR 14 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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    224 PM  89    1992  77      5       67       
  MINIMUM         51    337 AM  30    1913  56     -5       46       
  AVERAGE         67                        67      0       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.60 1967   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      1.43  -1.04     1.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.38                      4.97  -1.59     5.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.74                     13.77   0.97    22.12    
                                                                     
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        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        30    -19       24       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       193     -5       82       
  SINCE JUL 1   1197                      1528   -331     1354       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         4     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        40     -8       36       
  SINCE MAR 1     68                        89    -21      107       
  SINCE JAN 1    130                       111     19      126       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
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    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        88      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        34      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 14 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
APRIL 15 2005.........SUNRISE   646 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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