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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
536 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 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         96    221 PM  97    1915  87      9       95       
  MINIMUM         72    627 AM  49    1981  68      4       64       
  AVERAGE         84                        78      6       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.68 1932   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.88                      3.90  -3.02     0.89    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.88                      3.90  -3.02     0.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.52                     41.99 -11.47    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           19                        13      6       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  341                       276     65      335       
  SINCE SEP 1    341                       276     65      335       
  SINCE JAN 1   2574                      2330    244     2465       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        99      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        51      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2005.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2005.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 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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