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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
531 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 19 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    359 PM 100    1951  91      1       92       
  MINIMUM         77    220 AM  65    1910  74      3       74       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.63 1969   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.06                      3.28   0.78     1.08    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.69                      9.35  -3.66    12.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.93                     31.39  -6.46    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       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  341                       328     13      359       
  SINCE JUN 1    870                       795     75      843       
  SINCE JAN 1   1391                      1304     87     1382       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       102      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        64      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 20 2005..........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
JULY 21 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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