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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
545 AM CDT THU SEP 8 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 7 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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         93    353 PM 100    1912  89      4       91       
  MINIMUM         70    605 AM  58    1988  71     -1       75       
  AVERAGE         82                        80      2       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00         1.71 1944    0.21  -0.21     0.03     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.39  -1.39     0.69    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      1.39  -1.39     0.69
  SINCE JAN 1     29.64                     39.48  -9.84    53.99    


SNOWFALL  (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00         0.00 2002    0.00   0.00     0.00 
                                     2001
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.00   0.00     0.00 
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.00   0.00     0.00
  SINCE JUL 1      0.00                      0.00   0.00     0.00
  SNOW DEPTH       0                         0.00   0.00     0.00 
                                                                   
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           17                        15      2       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  104                       109     -5      114       
  SINCE SEP 1    104                       109     -5      114       
  SINCE JAN 1   2337                      2163    174     2244       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                            
SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE    MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER   0.2
                                         
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
 NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                           
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                               
                            NORMAL      RECORD      YEAR         
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)      89          99        1925
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)      71          56        1988
                             
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  8 2005.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  9 2005.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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