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CDUS44 KLCH 051031
CLILCH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
530 AM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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         91    352 PM 100    1897  92     -1       96       
  MINIMUM         73   1153 PM  64    1925  74     -1       75       
  AVERAGE         82                        83     -1       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          3.10 1984   0.15  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      0.60   1.08     0.05    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.90                     11.80  -2.90    14.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.14                     33.84  -5.70    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       17                        18     -1       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   73                        72      1       83       
  SINCE JUN 1   1179                      1083     96     1151       
  SINCE JAN 1   1700                      1592    108     1690       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       102      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        63      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  5 2005........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
AUGUST  6 2005........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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