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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
732 AM CDT MON JUL 18 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 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   1147 AM 102    1980  91      1       93       
  MINIMUM         77    141 AM  65    1967  74      3       79       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.15          4.11 1952   0.16  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.94                      2.96   0.98     1.08    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.57                      9.03  -3.46    12.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.81                     31.07  -6.26    48.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0     MM       
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        18      2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  301                       292      9      320       
  SINCE JUN 1    830                       759     71      804       
  SINCE JAN 1   1351                      1268     83     1343       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        67      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 18 2005..........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
JULY 19 2005..........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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