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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
505 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         80    223 PM  89    1946  81     -1       72       
  MINIMUM         51    539 AM  41    1908  62    -11       52       
  AVERAGE         66                        72     -6       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.00 1893   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.32  -0.32     2.54    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.15                      7.50  -3.35    11.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.51                     16.30  -0.79    27.94    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         1      0        3       
  SINCE MAR 1    195                       211    -16       99       
  SINCE JUL 1   1204                      1546   -342     1371       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         7     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        14    -13        5       
  SINCE MAR 1    125                       189    -64      209       
  SINCE JAN 1    187                       211    -24      228       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        96      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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