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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
503 AM CDT MON JUL 25 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 24 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    330 PM 102    1924  91      3       98       
  MINIMUM         76    547 AM  61    1915  75      1       75       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.91 1996   0.16  -0.15     0.50    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.51                      4.08   1.43     1.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.14                     10.15  -3.01    13.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.38                     32.19  -5.81    49.26    
                                                                     
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       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  435                       418     17      454       
  SINCE JUN 1    964                       885     79      938       
  SINCE JAN 1   1485                      1394     91     1477       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.1                                         
                                                                     
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    91          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        62      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 25 2005..........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
JULY 26 2005..........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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