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CDUS44 KLCH 021017
CLILCH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
517 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         77    427 PM  91    1943  81     -4       76       
  MINIMUM         51    554 AM  40    1908  61    -10       63       
  AVERAGE         64                        71     -7       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.54 2004   0.16  -0.16     2.54    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     2.54    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.15                      7.34  -3.19    11.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.51                     16.14  -0.63    27.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         1      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    195                       211    -16       96       
  SINCE JUL 1   1204                      1546   -342     1368       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        5       
  SINCE MAR 1    124                       182    -58      209       
  SINCE JAN 1    186                       204    -18      228       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        89      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        41      1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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