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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
653 AM CST WED DEC 14 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13 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         68    249 PM  81    1933  64      4       64       
  MINIMUM         37    716 AM  18    1962  44     -7       46       
  AVERAGE         53                        54     -1       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.73 1956   0.14  -0.14     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      1.87   0.09     2.16    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.96                      1.87   0.09     2.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.94                     54.46 -10.52    67.19    
                                                                     
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       12                        12      0       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  176                       137     39       94       
  SINCE DEC 1    176                       137     39       94       
  SINCE JUL 1    380                       367     13      200       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        13    -10       14       
  SINCE DEC 1      3                        13    -10       14       
  SINCE JAN 1   3094                      2698    396     3038       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        81      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   514 PM CST   
DECEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE   702 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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