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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
643 AM CST THU DEC 29 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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         75    237 PM  79    1981  61     14       66       
  MINIMUM         47   1152 PM  18    1894  42      5       34       
  AVERAGE         61                        52      9       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.75 1927   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.92                      4.10  -0.18     3.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.92                      4.10  -0.18     3.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.90                     56.69 -10.79    68.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  392                       325     67      383       
  SINCE DEC 1    392                       325     67      383       
  SINCE JUL 1    596                       555     41      489       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        78      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        16      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST   
DECEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   523 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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