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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
645 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         60    323 PM  83    1912  65     -5       73       
  MINIMUM         39    142 AM  21    1950  45     -6       50       
  AVERAGE         50                        55     -5       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.77 1927   0.14  -0.14     0.37    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.95                      1.03   0.92     0.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.95                      1.03   0.92     0.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.93                     53.62  -9.69    65.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        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       15                        11      4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        70      5       55       
  SINCE DEC 1     75                        70      5       55       
  SINCE JUL 1    279                       300    -21      161       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         7     -4       12       
  SINCE DEC 1      3                         7     -4       12       
  SINCE JAN 1   3094                      2692    402     3036       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           600 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        82      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST   
DECEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   658 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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