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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
423 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 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         58   1252 AM  87    1913  61     -3       47       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  19    1924  41      7       35       
  AVERAGE         53                        51      2       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          3.31 1998   0.18  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      1.06  -0.29     2.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.47                      5.66  -1.19     6.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.77                      1.06  -0.29     2.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        0.0     
  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       12                        14     -2       24       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        84    -72       34       
  SINCE DEC 1    400                       451    -51      418       
  SINCE JUL 1    506                       681   -175      566       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                         6     12       18       
  SINCE DEC 1     33                        26      7       18       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                         6     12       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        79      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        19      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  7 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   529 PM CST   
JANUARY  8 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   530 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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