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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
626 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 17 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         58    343 PM  88    1917  70    -12       75       
  MINIMUM         38    643 AM  29    1911  49    -11       64       
  AVERAGE         48                        60    -12       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.93 1974   0.16  -0.16     0.61    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      2.55  -1.56     5.11    
  SINCE SEP 1     10.93                     12.44  -1.51     9.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.57                     50.53  -9.96    63.23    
                                                                     
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       17                         7     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        87    -40       51       
  SINCE SEP 1     96                       126    -30       55       
  SINCE JUL 1     96                       126    -30       55       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                        39     52       41       
  SINCE SEP 1    853                       616    237      864       
  SINCE JAN 1   3086                      2670    416     2994       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
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    64           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        87      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        27      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   515 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   515 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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