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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
732 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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         92    127 PM  99    1906  88      4       95       
  MINIMUM         74    546 AM  51    1902  70      4       73       
  AVERAGE         83                        79      4       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.10 1930   0.21  -0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      3.07  -3.03     0.89    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.04                      3.07  -3.03     0.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.68                     41.16 -11.48    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       18                        14      4       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  240                       224     16      258       
  SINCE SEP 1    240                       224     16      258       
  SINCE JAN 1   2473                      2278    195     2388       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        99      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        53      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 16 2005.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 17 2005.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 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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