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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
732 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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         91   1102 AM 100    1944  91      0       95       
  MINIMUM         78    600 AM  67    1917  74      4       77       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          2.30 1904   0.16  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.06                      3.12   0.94     1.08    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.69                      9.19  -3.50    12.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.93                     31.23  -6.30    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       20                        18      2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  321                       310     11      341       
  SINCE JUN 1    850                       777     73      825       
  SINCE JAN 1   1371                      1286     85     1364       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        65      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 19 2005..........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
JULY 20 2005..........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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