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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
732 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 28 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    307 PM  92    1927  77     -6       87       
  MINIMUM         46    645 AM  35    1898  55     -9       67       
  AVERAGE         59                        66     -7       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.24 1985   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      3.55  -3.21     2.52    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.93                      9.50  -0.57     4.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.57                     47.59  -9.02    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   40                        29     11        4       
  SINCE SEP 1     40                        30     10        4       
  SINCE JUL 1     40                        30     10        4       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  223                       169     54      315       
  SINCE SEP 1    760                       568    192      788       
  SINCE JAN 1   2993                      2622    371     2918       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
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    71           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        33      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 29 2005.......SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   628 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 30 2005.......SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   527 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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