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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
529 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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    110 PM  91    1987  78      5       78       
  MINIMUM         64    555 AM  41    1910  58      6       66       
  AVERAGE         74                        68      6       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.23 1975   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      2.38  -1.93     1.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.44                      5.92  -2.48     5.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.80                     14.72   0.08    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                        39    -28       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       202    -14       96       
  SINCE JUL 1   1197                      1537   -340     1368       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         5      4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        74    -14       63       
  SINCE MAR 1     96                       123    -27      134       
  SINCE JAN 1    158                       145     13      153       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        90      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   637 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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