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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
616 AM CST TUE NOV 8 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 7 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         84    335 PM  89    1924  73     11       80       
  MINIMUM         65   1158 PM  30    1959  52     13       49       
  AVERAGE         75                        63     12       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1943   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.99  -0.99     4.18    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.94                     10.88  -0.94     9.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.58                     48.97  -9.39    62.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        28    -13       24       
  SINCE SEP 1     64                        67     -3       28       
  SINCE JUL 1     64                        67     -3       28       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         2      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        19     18       20       
  SINCE SEP 1    799                       596    203      843       
  SINCE JAN 1   3032                      2650    382     2973       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        88      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   520 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   520 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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