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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
532 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         93    344 PM 101    1999  91      2       92       
                                      1930                          
  MINIMUM         77    544 AM  64    1911  74      3       73       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.47 1945   0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.42                      2.80  -0.38     1.31    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.64                     14.00  -4.36    15.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.88                     36.04  -7.16    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       20                        17      3       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  354                       335     19      306       
  SINCE JUN 1   1460                      1346    114     1374       
  SINCE JAN 1   1981                      1855    126     1913       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       103      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        61      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2005........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
AUGUST 21 2005........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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