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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
519 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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    224 PM 102    1962  92      2       95       
  MINIMUM         72    559 AM  62    1989  74     -2       72       
  AVERAGE         83                        83      0       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.10 1904   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.85                      1.45   0.40     1.30    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.07                     12.65  -3.58    15.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.31                     34.69  -6.38    51.51    
                                                                     
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       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  181                       180      1      193       
  SINCE JUN 1   1287                      1191     96     1261       
  SINCE JAN 1   1808                      1700    108     1800       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       100      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        66      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 11 2005........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
AUGUST 12 2005........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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