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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
512 AM CDT MON AUG 15 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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         95    204 PM 101    1925  91      4       86       
  MINIMUM         73    620 PM  61    2004  74     -1       61       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.56          4.21 1910   0.15   0.41     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.41                      2.05   0.36     1.31    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.63                     13.25  -3.62    15.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.87                     35.29  -6.42    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                        17      2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  258                       250      8      242       
  SINCE JUN 1   1364                      1261    103     1310       
  SINCE JAN 1   1885                      1770    115     1849       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       104      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        59      2004                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 15 2005........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
AUGUST 16 2005........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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