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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT SAT JUL 30 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 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    202 PM 102    1915  92      2       91       
  MINIMUM         76   1005 PM  67    1904  74      2       76       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          4.14 1933   0.15  -0.14     0.37    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.58                      4.83   0.75     2.90    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.21                     10.90  -3.69    14.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.45                     32.94  -6.49    50.18    
                                                                     
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       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  539                       508     31      542       
  SINCE JUN 1   1068                       975     93     1026       
  SINCE JAN 1   1589                      1484    105     1565       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92        99      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        65      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 30 2005..........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
JULY 31 2005..........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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