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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
422 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 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         78    203 PM  80    1993  66     12       70       
  MINIMUM         66   1159 PM  28    1978  45     21       47       
  AVERAGE         72                        56     16       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.70 1969   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.93                      2.54   0.39     7.70    
  SINCE DEC 1     12.49                     12.66  -0.17    19.96    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.79                      8.06   0.73    16.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       242    -74      284       
  SINCE DEC 1    851                      1043   -192     1041       
  SINCE JUL 1    957                      1273   -316     1189       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         6     13        1       
  SINCE DEC 1     70                        35     35       19       
  SINCE JAN 1     55                        15     40       19       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        81      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        22      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   607 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   608 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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