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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
533 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         90    344 PM  93    2003  85      5       85       
  MINIMUM         65    536 AM  44    1894  67     -2       68       
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.82 1983   0.21  -0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      3.75  -3.18    10.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.72                     10.93  -6.21    19.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.08                     19.73  -3.65    35.99    
                                                                     
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       13                        11      2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  158                       178    -20      154       
  SINCE MAR 1    282                       353    -71      358       
  SINCE JAN 1    344                       375    -31      377       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
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     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        91      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        50      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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