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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
521 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         81    232 PM  95    1987  80      1       80       
  MINIMUM         57    310 AM  40    1920  60     -3       53       
  AVERAGE         69                        70     -1       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          7.65 1914   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      3.34  -2.25     5.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.08                      6.88  -2.80     8.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.44                     15.68  -0.24    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      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        46    -29       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    194                       209    -15       96       
  SINCE JUL 1   1203                      1544   -341     1368       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         6     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                       113    -36      116       
  SINCE MAR 1    113                       162    -49      187       
  SINCE JAN 1    175                       184     -9      206       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
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    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        47      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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