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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
421 AM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         75    219 PM  87    1910  72      3       76       
  MINIMUM         58    327 AM  32    1965  52      6       54       
  AVERAGE         67                        62      5       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.06 1949   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.57                      2.42   0.15     3.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.57                      2.42   0.15     3.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.93                     11.22   2.71    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        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       127     26       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    153                       127     26       38       
  SINCE JUL 1   1162                      1462   -300     1310       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        29    -20       44       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        29    -20       44       
  SINCE JAN 1     71                        51     20       63       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        27      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   626 PM CST   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   613 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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