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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
519 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         86    207 PM  97    1906  85      1       84       
  MINIMUM         65    447 AM  53    1945  66     -1       69       
  AVERAGE         76                        76      0       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.64 1923   0.20  -0.20     0.94    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      3.33  -2.76    10.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.72                     10.51  -5.79    18.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.08                     19.31  -3.23    35.69    
                                                                     
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       11                        11      0       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  133                       156    -23      130       
  SINCE MAR 1    257                       331    -74      334       
  SINCE JAN 1    319                       353    -34      353       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        93      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        52      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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