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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
437 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 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         87    222 PM  93    1910  80      7       87       
  MINIMUM         58    633 AM  37    1948  57      1       79       
  AVERAGE         73                        69      4       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.41 1984   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      2.50  -2.16     2.48    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.79                      8.45  -4.66     4.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.43                     46.54 -13.11    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                        10     -9        4       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                        11    -10        4       
  SINCE JUL 1      1                        11    -10        4       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         5      3       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  201                       132     69      184       
  SINCE SEP 1    725                       531    194      657       
  SINCE JAN 1   2958                      2585    373     2787       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        91      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        32      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 20 2005.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 21 2005.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   635 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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