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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
517 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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    337 PM 100    1962  92      2       95       
  MINIMUM         74    601 AM  66    1989  74      0       71       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.44 1988   0.15  -0.15     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.85                      1.60   0.25     1.31    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.07                     12.80  -3.73    15.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.31                     34.84  -6.53    51.52    
                                                                     
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       19                        18      1       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  200                       198      2      211       
  SINCE JUN 1   1306                      1209     97     1279       
  SINCE JAN 1   1827                      1718    109     1818       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       102      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        61      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 12 2005........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
AUGUST 13 2005........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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