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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
412 AM CST SUN MAR 20 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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    326 PM  87    1908  72      5       80       
  MINIMUM         55   1211 AM  28    1923  52      3       60       
  AVERAGE         66                        62      4       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.20 1906   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.69                      2.18  -0.49     3.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.69                      2.18  -0.49     3.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.05                     10.98   2.07    20.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       119     34       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    153                       119     34       38       
  SINCE JUL 1   1162                      1454   -292     1310       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        25    -20       42       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        25    -20       42       
  SINCE JAN 1     67                        47     20       61       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        85      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        21      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM CST   SUNSET   624 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM CST   SUNSET   625 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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