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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
437 AM CST THU FEB 24 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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         71    110 PM  81    1909  66      5       62       
  MINIMUM         62    228 PM  22    1894  46     16       56       
  AVERAGE         67                        56     11       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.78          2.50 1888   0.10   0.68     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.71                      2.74   0.97     7.80    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.27                     12.86   0.41    20.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.57                      8.26   1.31    16.63    
                                                                     
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       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       261    -93      296       
  SINCE DEC 1    851                      1062   -211     1053       
  SINCE JUL 1    957                      1292   -335     1201       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                         8     18        1       
  SINCE DEC 1     77                        37     40       19       
  SINCE JAN 1     62                        17     45       19       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        84      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        20      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2005......SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 25 2005......SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   609 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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