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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
529 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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         88    203 PM  92    1929  80      8       86       
  MINIMUM         57    549 AM  36    1948  58     -1       76       
  AVERAGE         73                        69      4       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.45 1980   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      2.39  -2.05     2.48    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.79                      8.34  -4.55     4.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.43                     46.43 -13.00    57.82    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         9     -8        4       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                        10     -9        4       
  SINCE JUL 1      1                        10     -9        4       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         5      3       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  193                       127     66      166       
  SINCE SEP 1    717                       526    191      639       
  SINCE JAN 1   2950                      2580    370     2769       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        37      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 19 2005.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   637 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 20 2005.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 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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