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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT WED OCT 26 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 25 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         71    311 PM  92    1927  78     -7       87       
  MINIMUM         43   1155 PM  36    1999  56    -13       69       
  AVERAGE         57                        67    -10       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          7.00 1900   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      3.19  -2.85     2.50    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.79                      9.14  -5.35     4.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.43                     47.23 -13.80    57.84    
                                                                     
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        8                         2      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        21     -2        4       
  SINCE SEP 1     19                        22     -3        4       
  SINCE JUL 1     19                        22     -3        4       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  223                       158     65      276       
  SINCE SEP 1    747                       557    190      749       
  SINCE JAN 1   2980                      2611    369     2879       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        92      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        39      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 26 2005.......SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   631 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 27 2005.......SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   630 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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