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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
529 AM CDT MON APR 25 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         74    352 PM  88    1958  79     -5       79       
  MINIMUM         51    240 AM  37    1910  59     -8       67       
  AVERAGE         63                        69     -6       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             5.08 1953   0.13  -0.13     2.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      2.77  -2.27     4.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.49                      6.31  -2.82     7.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.85                     15.11  -0.26    24.48    
                                                                     
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        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        42    -28       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    191                       205    -14       96       
  SINCE JUL 1   1200                      1540   -340     1368       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        89    -20       97       
  SINCE MAR 1    105                       138    -33      168       
  SINCE JAN 1    167                       160      7      187       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        89      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        33      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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