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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
512 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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         89    244 PM  97    1953  86      3       87       
  MINIMUM         71    524 AM  54    1961  69      2       71       
  AVERAGE         80                        78      2       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          5.00 1915   0.21  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      5.43  -4.36    10.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.22                     12.61  -7.39    19.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.58                     21.41  -4.83    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                        13      2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  296                       273     23      261       
  SINCE MAR 1    420                       448    -28      465       
  SINCE JAN 1    482                       470     12      484       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        97      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        56      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 29 2005...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
MAY 30 2005...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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