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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
508 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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         92    128 PM  95    1916  86      6       86       
  MINIMUM         70    113 AM  49    1901  69      1       73       
  AVERAGE         81                        78      3       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.77 1932   0.21  -0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.95                      5.22  -4.27    10.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.10                     12.40  -7.30    19.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.46                     21.20  -4.74    35.99    
                                                                     
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       16                        12      4       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  281                       260     21      247       
  SINCE MAR 1    405                       435    -30      451       
  SINCE JAN 1    467                       457     10      470       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        97      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        54      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 28 2005...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
MAY 29 2005...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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