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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
403 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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         67    224 PM  89    1911  70     -3       66       
  MINIMUM         40    551 AM  26    1996  50    -10       43       
  AVERAGE         54                        60     -6       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.50 1926   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      1.10  -0.28     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.82                      1.10  -0.28     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.18                      9.90   2.28    17.04    
                                                                     
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 MAR 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         6      5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        71     10       14       
  SINCE MAR 1     81                        71     10       14       
  SINCE JUL 1   1090                      1406   -316     1286       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10       28       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        10    -10       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     62                        32     30       47       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        85      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        31      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM CST   SUNSET   619 PM CST   
MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   619 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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