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CLILCH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
746 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         83    234 PM  90    1925  77      6       76       
  MINIMUM         52    443 AM  38    1913  57     -5       58       
  AVERAGE         68                        67      1       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          4.06 1957   0.12  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      1.77  -1.33     1.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.43                      5.31  -1.88     5.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.79                     14.11   0.68    22.12    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        34    -23       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       197     -9       96       
  SINCE JUL 1   1197                      1532   -335     1368       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         4     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        52    -17       38       
  SINCE MAR 1     71                       101    -30      109       
  SINCE JAN 1    133                       123     10      128       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        89      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        41      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   642 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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