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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
533 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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    304 PM  89    1987  78      3       79       
  MINIMUM         63    233 AM  40    1910  58      5       63       
  AVERAGE         72                        68      4       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.79 1979   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      2.25  -1.80     1.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.44                      5.79  -2.35     5.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.80                     14.59   0.21    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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        38    -27       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       201    -13       96       
  SINCE JUL 1   1197                      1536   -339     1368       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         5      2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        69    -18       56       
  SINCE MAR 1     87                       118    -31      127       
  SINCE JAN 1    149                       140      9      146       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
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    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        91      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        41      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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