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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
408 AM CST THU JAN 27 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 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         79    312 PM  83    1912  61     18       75       
  MINIMUM         56   1140 PM  18    1940  42     14       44       
  AVERAGE         68                        52     16       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.70 1974   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.78                      4.72  -1.94     6.60    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.48                      9.32  -2.84    10.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.78                      4.72  -1.94     6.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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        0                        14    -14        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  224                       366   -142      277       
  SINCE DEC 1    612                       733   -121      661       
  SINCE JUL 1    718                       963   -245      809       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                         9     27       18       
  SINCE DEC 1     51                        29     22       18       
  SINCE JAN 1     36                         9     27       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        84      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        16      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 27 2005.......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   546 PM CST   
JANUARY 28 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   547 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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