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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
525 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 5 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         92    440 PM 102    1938  91      1       92       
  MINIMUM         76   1159 PM  61    1924  74      2       76       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.80 1995   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      0.91   0.90     0.28    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.44                      6.98  -3.54    11.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.68                     29.02  -6.34    47.56    
                                                                     
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                       0.0    0.0      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      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                        85     12       88       
  SINCE JUN 1    626                       552     74      572       
  SINCE JAN 1   1147                      1061     86     1111       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        64      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  6 2005..........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
JULY  7 2005..........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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