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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
415 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         76    429 PM  94    1946  74      2       82       
  MINIMUM         59    408 AM  34    1913  54      5       46       
  AVERAGE         68                        64      4       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.40 1935   0.11  -0.11     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.99                      3.43  -0.44     3.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.99                      3.43  -0.44     3.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.35                     12.23   2.12    20.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0     MM       
                                      2001                          
  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                         3     -3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       160     17       55       
  SINCE MAR 1    177                       160     17       55       
  SINCE JUL 1   1186                      1495   -309     1327       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        47    -20       71       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        47    -20       71       
  SINCE JAN 1     89                        69     20       90       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     73           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        88      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        31      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   603 AM CST   SUNSET   631 PM CST   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   602 AM CST   SUNSET   632 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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