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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
525 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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    449 PM  90    1916  77      0       72       
  MINIMUM         52    538 AM  37    1913  57     -5       46       
  AVERAGE         65                        67     -2       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.27 1927   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      1.65  -1.23     1.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.41                      5.19  -1.78     5.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.77                     13.99   0.78    22.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      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                         1     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        33    -22       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       196     -8       96       
  SINCE JUL 1   1197                      1531   -334     1368       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        48    -16       36       
  SINCE MAR 1     68                        97    -29      107       
  SINCE JAN 1    130                       119     11      126       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        90      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        38      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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