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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
437 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 2 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         62    243 PM  86    1912  66     -4       64       
  MINIMUM         40    650 AM  23    1896  46     -6       43       
  AVERAGE         51                        56     -5       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.00 1897   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.30  -0.30     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.30  -0.30     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.98                     52.89 -10.91    65.03    
                                                                     
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 DEC 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        10      4       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        19     -1       30       
  SINCE DEC 1     18                        19     -1       30       
  SINCE JUL 1    222                       249    -27      136       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   3091                      2687    404     3024       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  3 2005......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
DECEMBER  4 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   512 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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