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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
544 AM CDT SUN JUL 24 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 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         94    320 PM 101    1934  91      3       95       
  MINIMUM         72    538 AM  63    1947  75     -3       75       
  AVERAGE         83                        83      0       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.88 1933   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.50                      3.92   1.58     1.48    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.13                      9.99  -2.86    12.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.37                     32.03  -5.66    48.76    
                                                                     
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       18                        18      0       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  415                       400     15      432       
  SINCE JUN 1    944                       867     77      916       
  SINCE JAN 1   1465                      1376     89     1455       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       102      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        61      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 24 2005..........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
JULY 25 2005..........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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