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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
730 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 15 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         84    342 PM 103    1909  91     -7       98       
  MINIMUM         73    303 AM  61    1967  74     -1       77       
  AVERAGE         79                        83     -4       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.53 1952   0.17  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.64                      2.64   1.00     1.08    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.27                      8.71  -3.44    12.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.51                     30.75  -6.24    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       14                        18     -4       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  264                       256      8      278       
  SINCE JUN 1    793                       723     70      762       
  SINCE JAN 1   1314                      1232     82     1301       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       102      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        62      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 16 2005..........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
JULY 17 2005..........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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