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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
527 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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    147 PM 100    1980  91      4       89       
  MINIMUM         74    418 AM  60    1927  73      1       76       
  AVERAGE         85                        82      3       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          3.07 1997   0.16  -0.14     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.90                      3.28  -0.38     1.94    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.12                     14.48  -4.36    16.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.36                     36.52  -7.16    52.15    
                                                                     
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  416                       386     30      359       
  SINCE JUN 1   1522                      1397    125     1427       
  SINCE JAN 1   2043                      1906    137     1966       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        60      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 23 2005........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
AUGUST 24 2005........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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