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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
419 AM CST SUN JAN 30 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 29 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         54    355 PM  84    1912  61     -7       57       
  MINIMUM         47    945 AM  25    1961  42      5       36       
  AVERAGE         51                        52     -1       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.51 1922   0.16  -0.16     1.40    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.31                      5.21  -1.90     8.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.01                      9.81  -2.80    11.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.31                      5.21  -1.90     8.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   T      0.0     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      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       14                        14      0       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  264                       408   -144      342       
  SINCE DEC 1    652                       775   -123      726       
  SINCE JUL 1    758                      1005   -247      874       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      2002                    
                                             1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        22      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 30 2005.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   548 PM CST   
JANUARY 31 2005.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   549 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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