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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
645 AM CST TUE NOV 22 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 21 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         63    234 PM  89    1896  69     -6       78       
  MINIMUM         41   1157 PM  29    1937  48     -7       68       
  AVERAGE         52                        59     -7       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.40 1906   0.16  -0.16     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      3.19  -2.19     5.90    
  SINCE SEP 1     10.94                     13.08  -2.14    10.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.58                     51.17 -10.59    64.02    
                                                                     
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       13                         7      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   98                       115    -17       52       
  SINCE SEP 1    147                       154     -7       56       
  SINCE JUL 1    147                       154     -7       56       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                        45     46       53       
  SINCE SEP 1    853                       622    231      876       
  SINCE JAN 1   3086                      2676    410     3006       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
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    76           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1898                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   514 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   514 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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