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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
530 AM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12 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    110 PM 100    1911  88      5       94       
  MINIMUM         71    439 AM  50    1940  70      1       71       
  AVERAGE         82                        79      3       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.54 1973   0.21  -0.21     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      2.44  -2.44     0.89    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      2.44  -2.44     0.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.64                     40.53 -10.89    54.19    
                                                                     
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 SEP 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 SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        14      3       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  187                       182      5      202       
  SINCE SEP 1    187                       182      5      202       
  SINCE JAN 1   2420                      2236    184     2332       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     7   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        99      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        50      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 13 2005.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 14 2005.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 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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