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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
746 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         84    227 PM  90    1911  79      5       83       
  MINIMUM         64    421 AM  42    1931  59      5       70       
  AVERAGE         74                        69      5       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          4.12 1926   0.13  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      2.51  -2.01     1.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.49                      6.05  -2.56     5.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.85                     14.85   0.00    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                        40    -29       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       203    -15       96       
  SINCE JUL 1   1197                      1538   -341     1368       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         5      4       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        79    -10       75       
  SINCE MAR 1    105                       128    -23      146       
  SINCE JAN 1    167                       150     17      165       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        90      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        44      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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