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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
535 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         82    329 PM  92    1916  83     -1       85       
  MINIMUM         65    120 AM  48    1917  64      1       62       
  AVERAGE         74                        74      0       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.75 1913   0.19  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      1.56  -0.99     2.54    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.72                      8.74  -4.02    11.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.08                     17.54  -1.46    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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         1      0        3       
  SINCE MAR 1    195                       211    -16       99       
  SINCE JUL 1   1204                      1546   -342     1371       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         9      0        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        69    -36       42       
  SINCE MAR 1    157                       244    -87      246       
  SINCE JAN 1    219                       266    -47      265       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        93      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        48      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2005...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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