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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
530 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         94    213 PM  95    1911  86      8       85       
  MINIMUM         75    520 AM  51    2001  68      7       71       
  AVERAGE         85                        77      8       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.30 1907   0.21  -0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      4.38  -3.81    10.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.72                     11.56  -6.84    19.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.08                     20.36  -4.28    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       20                        12      8       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  220                       212      8      190       
  SINCE MAR 1    344                       387    -43      394       
  SINCE JAN 1    406                       409     -3      413       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        96      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        56      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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