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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
412 AM CST TUE JAN 18 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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         52    446 PM  80    1911  60     -8       68       
  MINIMUM         30    727 AM  20    1982  41    -11       55       
  AVERAGE         41                        51    -10       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.85 1987   0.19  -0.19     1.58    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.78                      3.13  -0.35     5.90    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.48                      7.73  -1.25     9.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.78                      3.13  -0.35     5.90    
                                                                     
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                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        14     10        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  115                       240   -125      167       
  SINCE DEC 1    503                       607   -104      551       
  SINCE JUL 1    609                       837   -228      699       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                         9     24       18       
  SINCE DEC 1     48                        29     19       18       
  SINCE JAN 1     33                         9     24       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        79      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        13      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2005.......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   538 PM CST   
JANUARY 19 2005.......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   539 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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