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CDUS44 KLCH 011029
CLILCH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
529 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         75   1241 AM  90    1981  81     -6       82       
  MINIMUM         55   1159 PM  42    1996  61     -6       67       
  AVERAGE         65                        71     -6       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          2.34 1957   0.15  -0.08     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.16                      3.64  -2.48     5.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.15                      7.18  -3.03     8.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.51                     15.98  -0.47    25.40    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        47    -30       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    194                       210    -16       96       
  SINCE JUL 1   1203                      1545   -342     1368       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   88                       126    -38      133       
  SINCE MAR 1    124                       175    -51      204       
  SINCE JAN 1    186                       197    -11      223       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        91      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        40      1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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