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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
428 AM CST THU JAN 6 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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         77   1120 AM  85    1913  61     16       69       
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  14    1911  41     17       41       
  AVERAGE         68                        51     17       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          3.09 1931   0.18  -0.04     0.55    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.72                      0.88  -0.16     2.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.42                      5.48  -1.06     6.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.72                      0.88  -0.16     2.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        70    -70       10       
  SINCE DEC 1    388                       437    -49      394       
  SINCE JUL 1    494                       667   -173      542       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                         5     13       18       
  SINCE DEC 1     33                        25      8       18       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                         5     13       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        19      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   528 PM CST   
JANUARY  7 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   529 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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