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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
650 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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    252 PM  81    1995  63     -3       50       
  MINIMUM         36   1103 PM  24    1914  43     -7       28       
  AVERAGE         48                        53     -5       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.38 1986   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.11                      2.15   0.96     2.16    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.11                      2.15   0.96     2.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.09                     54.74  -9.65    67.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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       17                        12      5       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  198                       161     37      144       
  SINCE DEC 1    198                       161     37      144       
  SINCE JUL 1    402                       391     11      250       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        15    -12       14       
  SINCE DEC 1      3                        15    -12       14       
  SINCE JAN 1   3094                      2700    394     3038       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     23           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        81      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        22      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   515 PM CST   
DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   516 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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