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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
517 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 26 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         93    135 PM 101    1912  91      2       91       
  MINIMUM         77    548 AM  64    1915  75      2       72       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.26 1981   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.51                      4.38   1.13     2.53    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.14                     10.45  -3.31    13.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.38                     32.49  -6.11    49.81    
                                                                     
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       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  476                       454     22      491       
  SINCE JUN 1   1005                       921     84      975       
  SINCE JAN 1   1526                      1430     96     1514       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        64      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 27 2005..........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
JULY 28 2005..........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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