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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
746 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         78   1137 AM  89    1948  78      0       79       
  MINIMUM         58    431 AM  41    1999  58      0       56       
  AVERAGE         68                        68      0       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          3.48 1938   0.12  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      2.01  -1.55     1.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.45                      5.55  -2.10     5.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.81                     14.35   0.46    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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        36    -25       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       199    -11       96       
  SINCE JUL 1   1197                      1534   -337     1368       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         4     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        60    -20       45       
  SINCE MAR 1     76                       109    -33      116       
  SINCE JAN 1    138                       131      7      135       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        92      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1939                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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