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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
520 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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         85    336 PM  93    2002  83      2       84       
  MINIMUM         64    501 AM  48    1923  64      0       63       
  AVERAGE         75                        74      1       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.01 1974   0.19  -0.19     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      1.75  -1.18     2.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.72                      8.93  -4.21    11.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.08                     17.73  -1.65    27.97    
                                                                     
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       10                         9      1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        78    -35       51       
  SINCE MAR 1    167                       253    -86      255       
  SINCE JAN 1    229                       275    -46      274       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        91      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        50      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 11 2005...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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