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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
409 AM CST MON DEC 26 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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         67    319 PM  79    1982  62      5       43       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  13    1983  42     -3       26       
  AVERAGE         53                        52      1       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.99 1926   0.15  -0.15     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.92                      3.62   0.30     3.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.92                      3.62   0.30     3.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.90                     56.21 -10.31    68.73    
                                                                     
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                        13     -1       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  372                       286     86      324       
  SINCE DEC 1    372                       286     86      324       
  SINCE JUL 1    576                       516     60      430       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        20    -17       14       
  SINCE DEC 1      3                        20    -17       14       
  SINCE JAN 1   3094                      2705    389     3038       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        79      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   520 PM CST   
DECEMBER 27 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   521 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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