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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
510 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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    325 PM  94    1928  86      4       86       
  MINIMUM         70    327 AM  50    1910  68      2       74       
  AVERAGE         80                        77      3       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1933   0.21  -0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.95                      5.01  -4.06    10.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.10                     12.19  -7.09    19.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.46                     20.99  -4.53    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       15                        12      3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  265                       248     17      232       
  SINCE MAR 1    389                       423    -34      436       
  SINCE JAN 1    451                       445      6      455       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        95      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        49      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 27 2005...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
MAY 28 2005...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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