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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
746 AM CDT THU JUN 9 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 8 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    146 PM 104    1911  88      2       88       
  MINIMUM         75    417 AM  59    1930  71      4       75       
  AVERAGE         83                        80      3       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          2.90 1897   0.21  -0.05     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.53                      1.68  -1.15     2.51    
  SINCE JUN 1      0.53                      1.68  -1.15     2.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.77                     23.72  -3.95    38.50    
                                                                     
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 JUN 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    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1   1204                      1546   -342     1371       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        15      3       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  129                       112     17      129       
  SINCE JUN 1    129                       112     17      129       
  SINCE JAN 1    650                       621     29      668       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       104      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        60      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE  9 2005..........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
JUNE 10 2005..........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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