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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27 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         74    202 PM  92    1927  77     -3       88       
  MINIMUM         44    342 AM  34    1898  55    -11       70       
  AVERAGE         59                        66     -7       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          7.20 1970   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      3.43  -3.09     2.52    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.93                      9.38  -0.45     4.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.57                     47.47  -8.90    57.86    
                                                                     
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        6                         3      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        26      8        4       
  SINCE SEP 1     34                        27      7        4       
  SINCE JUL 1     34                        27      7        4       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  223                       166     57      303       
  SINCE SEP 1    760                       565    195      776       
  SINCE JAN 1   2993                      2619    374     2906       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        92      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1898                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 28 2005.......SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   629 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 29 2005.......SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   628 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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