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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
441 AM CST SUN MAR 13 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         77    226 PM  86    1974  71      6       71       
  MINIMUM         42    321 AM  30    1948  50     -8       46       
  AVERAGE         60                        61     -1       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.92 1947   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      1.34  -0.52     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.82                      1.34  -0.52     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.18                     10.14   2.04    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        5                         6     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                        83      8       29       
  SINCE MAR 1     91                        83      8       29       
  SINCE JUL 1   1100                      1418   -318     1301       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12       28       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        12    -12       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     62                        34     28       47       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     19           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        84      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        29      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   621 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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