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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
411 AM CST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         62    450 PM  84    1982  72    -10       75       
  MINIMUM         42    544 AM  29    1913  51     -9       51       
  AVERAGE         52                        62    -10       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.60 1987   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.69                      1.94  -0.25     3.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.69                      1.94  -0.25     3.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.05                     10.74   2.31    20.20    
                                                                     
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       13                         5      8        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  141                       109     32       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    141                       109     32       38       
  SINCE JUL 1   1150                      1444   -294     1310       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        21    -17       32       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        21    -17       32       
  SINCE JAN 1     66                        43     23       51       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        85      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        29      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   623 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM CST   SUNSET   624 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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