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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
645 AM CST THU NOV 24 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 23 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         77    210 PM  91    1915  68      9       80       
  MINIMUM         41    624 AM  28    1975  48     -7       69       
  AVERAGE         59                        58      1       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.80 1986   0.16  -0.16      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      3.51  -2.51     6.33    
  SINCE SEP 1     10.94                     13.40  -2.46    11.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.58                     51.49 -10.91    64.45    
                                                                     
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                         8     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       131    -17       52       
  SINCE SEP 1    163                       170     -7       56       
  SINCE JUL 1    163                       170     -7       56       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                        47     44       71       
  SINCE SEP 1    853                       624    229      894       
  SINCE JAN 1   3086                      2678    408     3024       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        90      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        28      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   513 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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