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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
527 PM CDT FRI SEP 23 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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         83   1103 AM  97    1910  86     -3       84       
  MINIMUM         76    342 PM  49    1982  67      9       71       
  AVERAGE         80                        77      3       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.55          2.50 1997   0.19   0.36     0.31    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      4.69  -3.26     1.20    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.43                      4.69  -3.26     1.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.07                     42.78 -11.71    54.50    
                                                                     
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           15                        12      3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  420                       325     95      388       
  SINCE SEP 1    420                       325     95      388       
  SINCE JAN 1   2653                      2379    274     2518       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    54   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    26.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     65           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        97      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        51      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 23 2005.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 24 2005.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 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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