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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
508 AM CDT THU APR 28 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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    236 PM  91    1987  80      2       82       
  MINIMUM         50    553 AM  35    1910  60    -10       55       
  AVERAGE         66                        70     -4       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00         10.01 1924   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      3.19  -2.10     5.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.08                      6.73  -2.65     8.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.44                     15.53  -0.09    25.35    
                                                                     
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   17                        45    -28       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    194                       208    -14       96       
  SINCE JUL 1   1203                      1543   -340     1368       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         6     -5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   73                       107    -34      114       
  SINCE MAR 1    109                       156    -47      185       
  SINCE JAN 1    171                       178     -7      204       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        40      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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