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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
417 AM CST MON MAR 21 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         74    439 PM  85    1910  72      2       80       
  MINIMUM         60    716 AM  21    1923  52      8       54       
  AVERAGE         67                        62      5       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.88          6.00 1893   0.12   0.76     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.57                      2.30   0.27     3.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.57                      2.30   0.27     3.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.93                     11.10   2.83    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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       123     30       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    153                       123     30       38       
  SINCE JUL 1   1162                      1458   -296     1310       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        27    -20       44       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        27    -20       44       
  SINCE JAN 1     69                        49     20       63       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        87      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM CST   SUNSET   625 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   626 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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