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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
516 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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         83    402 PM 100    1911  87     -4       89       
  MINIMUM         67    308 AM  52    1984  69     -2       80       
  AVERAGE         75                        78     -3       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          5.53 1979   0.21  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         5.85  MM       10.59    
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                        13.03  MM       19.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                        21.83  MM       35.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.0   MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                         0.0   MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                         0.3   MM        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       MM                         0     MM        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         1     MM        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                       211     MM       99       
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                      1546     MM     1371       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       MM                        13     MM       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                       299     MM      297       
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                       474     MM      501       
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                       496     MM      520       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       100      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        52      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 31 2005...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
JUNE  1 2005..........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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