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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
413 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         51    250 PM  85    1955  71    -20       80       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  25    1913  51     -6       56       
  AVERAGE         48                        61    -13       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          2.10 1893   0.12   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.69                      1.82  -0.13     3.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.69                      1.82  -0.13     3.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.05                     10.62   2.43    20.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   0.0   MM        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       17                         5     12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       104     24       36       
  SINCE MAR 1    128                       104     24       36       
  SINCE JUL 1   1137                      1439   -302     1308       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        19    -15       32       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        19    -15       32       
  SINCE JAN 1     66                        41     25       51       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        84      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        29      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   620 AM CST   SUNSET   623 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   623 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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