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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
510 AM CDT THU AUG 25 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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         96    324 PM 102    1924  91      5       92       
  MINIMUM         77    458 AM  62    1930  73      4       78       
  AVERAGE         87                        82      5       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.85 1958   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.90                      3.61  -0.71     1.98    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.12                     14.81  -4.69    16.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.36                     36.85  -7.49    52.19    
                                                                     
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       22                        17      5       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  459                       420     39      398       
  SINCE JUN 1   1565                      1431    134     1466       
  SINCE JAN 1   2086                      1940    146     2005       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
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     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       102      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        59      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2005........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
AUGUST 26 2005........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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