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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
646 AM CST WED MAR 23 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         81    408 PM  90    1910  73      8       66       
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  27    1915  52      9       44       
  AVERAGE         71                        63      8       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          1.50 1901   0.12   0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.81                      2.54   0.27     3.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.81                      2.54   0.27     3.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.17                     11.34   2.83    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       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       131     22       48       
  SINCE MAR 1    153                       131     22       48       
  SINCE JUL 1   1162                      1466   -304     1320       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        31    -16       44       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        31    -16       44       
  SINCE JAN 1     77                        53     24       63       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        89      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        25      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   626 PM CST   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   612 AM CST   SUNSET   627 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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