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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
439 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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         75    331 PM  79    1920  61     14       60       
  MINIMUM         49    708 AM  15    1985  41      8       32       
  AVERAGE         62                        51     11       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.00 1916   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.78                      3.85  -1.07     5.90    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.48                      8.45  -1.97     9.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.78                      3.85  -1.07     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        3                        14    -11       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  160                       296   -136      241       
  SINCE DEC 1    548                       663   -115      625       
  SINCE JUL 1    654                       893   -239      773       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        79      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        18      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 22 2005.......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   541 PM CST   
JANUARY 23 2005.......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   542 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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