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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
518 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 18 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    107 PM 100    1918  89      5       93       
  MINIMUM         74    519 AM  53    1917  73      1       75       
  AVERAGE         84                        81      3       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.50 1888   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      3.74  -3.00     5.52    
  SINCE JUN 1      0.74                      3.74  -3.00     5.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.98                     25.78  -5.80    41.51    
                                                                     
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       19                        16      3       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  314                       267     47      298       
  SINCE JUN 1    314                       267     47      298       
  SINCE JAN 1    835                       776     59      837       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89        99      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        56      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE 19 2005..........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
JUNE 20 2005..........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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