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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
447 AM CST MON JAN 3 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 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         74    140 PM  80    1913  61     13       74       
  MINIMUM         64    832 AM  18    1928  41     23       62       
  AVERAGE         69                        51     18       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.99 1926   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.34   0.24     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.28                      4.94  -0.66     3.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.58                      0.34   0.24     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2003   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2002                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        28    -28        0       
  SINCE DEC 1    388                       395     -7      384       
  SINCE JUL 1    494                       625   -131      532       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         2      5        4       
  SINCE DEC 1     22                        22      0        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         2      5        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        82      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        16      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  3 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
JANUARY  4 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   526 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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