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CDUS44 KLCH 051016
CLILCH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
516 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         76    428 PM  93    1910  82     -6       81       
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  46    1954  62     -4       54       
  AVERAGE         67                        72     -5       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.60 1944   0.17  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.66  -0.65     2.54    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.16                      7.84  -3.68    11.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.52                     16.64  -1.12    27.94    
                                                                     
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    1                         1      0        3       
  SINCE MAR 1    195                       211    -16       99       
  SINCE JUL 1   1204                      1546   -342     1371       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         7     -5        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        28    -24        9       
  SINCE MAR 1    128                       203    -75      213       
  SINCE JAN 1    190                       225    -35      232       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        91      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        48      1921                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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