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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
510 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 12 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         93   1201 PM 103    1901  91      2       95       
  MINIMUM         75    450 AM  64    1905  74      1       74       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.92 1941   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.97                      2.13   0.84     1.08    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.60                      8.20  -3.60    12.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.84                     30.24  -6.40    48.36    
                                                                     
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       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  219                       204     15      212       
  SINCE JUN 1    748                       671     77      696       
  SINCE JAN 1   1269                      1180     89     1235       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        67      1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 13 2005..........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
JULY 14 2005..........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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