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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
429 AM CST SAT JAN 8 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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         73    132 PM  79    1921  60     13       44       
  MINIMUM         48    101 AM  19    1924  41      7       31       
  AVERAGE         61                        51     10       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.03          2.71 1975   0.18   0.85     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      1.24   0.56     2.90    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.50                      5.84  -0.34     6.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.80                      1.24   0.56     2.90    
                                                                     
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        4                        14    -10       27       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        98    -82       61       
  SINCE DEC 1    404                       465    -61      445       
  SINCE JUL 1    510                       695   -185      593       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                         7     11       18       
  SINCE DEC 1     33                        27      6       18       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                         7     11       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     74           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        78      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   530 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 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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