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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
409 AM CST WED JAN 26 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 25 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         70   1234 PM  85    1914  61      9       73       
  MINIMUM         39    553 AM  18    1894  41     -2       52       
  AVERAGE         55                        51      4       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1976   0.17  -0.17     0.57    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.78                      4.55  -1.77     6.60    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.48                      9.15  -2.67    10.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.78                      4.55  -1.77     6.60    
                                                                     
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       10                        14     -4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  224                       352   -128      272       
  SINCE DEC 1    612                       719   -107      656       
  SINCE JUL 1    718                       949   -231      804       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        83      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 26 2005.......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   545 PM CST   
JANUARY 27 2005.......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   546 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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