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CLILCH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
509 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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         69    901 AM  89    1999  79    -10       78       
  MINIMUM         54    315 AM  33    1910  60     -6       63       
  AVERAGE         62                        70     -8       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.57          5.02 1997   0.14   0.43     0.87    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      2.91  -1.84     5.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.06                      6.45  -2.39     8.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.42                     15.25   0.17    25.35    
                                                                     
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        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        43    -26       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    194                       206    -12       96       
  SINCE JUL 1   1203                      1541   -338     1368       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        95    -26      103       
  SINCE MAR 1    105                       144    -39      174       
  SINCE JAN 1    167                       166      1      193       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        90      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        32      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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