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CDUS44 KLCH 030959
CLILCH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
458 AM CDT WED AUG 3 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2 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    232 PM 101    1998  92      0       96       
  MINIMUM         73    443 AM  65    1948  74     -1       74       
  AVERAGE         83                        83      0       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.52 1901   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.30  -0.17     0.05    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.35                     11.50  -4.15    14.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.59                     33.54  -6.95    50.26    
                                                                     
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       18                        18      0       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        36      1       40       
  SINCE JUN 1   1143                      1047     96     1108       
  SINCE JAN 1   1664                      1556    108     1647       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       100      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        65      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  3 2005........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
AUGUST  4 2005........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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