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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
552 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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         97    231 PM 101    1927  88      9       99       
  MINIMUM         77    609 AM  56    1961  69      8       70       
  AVERAGE         87                        79      8       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          3.85 1963   0.21  -0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.88                      3.49  -2.61     0.89    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.88                      3.49  -2.61     0.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.52                     41.58 -11.06    54.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  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           22                        13      9       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       250     52      299       
  SINCE SEP 1    302                       250     52      299       
  SINCE JAN 1   2535                      2304    231     2429       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        99      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        50      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 17 2005.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 18 2005.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 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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