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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
633 AM CST WED DEC 28 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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         72   1220 PM  79    1984  61     11       60       
  MINIMUM         50    139 AM  28    2001  42      8       30       
                                      1935                          
  AVERAGE         61                        52      9       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.20 1960   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.92                      3.94  -0.02     3.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.92                      3.94  -0.02     3.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.90                     56.53 -10.63    68.73    
                                                                     
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        4                        13     -9       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  388                       312     76      368       
  SINCE DEC 1    388                       312     76      368       
  SINCE JUL 1    592                       542     50      474       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     66          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        79      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 28 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   521 PM CST   
DECEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   522 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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