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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
445 AM CST SAT NOV 5 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 4 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         82    121 PM  93    1915  74      8       68       
  MINIMUM         59    131 AM  27    1912  53      6       48       
  AVERAGE         71                        64      7       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.38 1954   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.55  -0.55     4.18    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.94                     10.44  -0.50     9.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.58                     48.53  -8.95    62.30    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        15      0       14       
  SINCE SEP 1     64                        54     10       18       
  SINCE JUL 1     64                        54     10       18       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        12     -6       20       
  SINCE SEP 1    768                       589    179      843       
  SINCE JAN 1   3001                      2643    358     2973       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        88      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        29      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   522 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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