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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
521 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         95    213 PM 105    1909  91      4       92       
  MINIMUM         76    532 AM  66    1992  74      2       67       
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1897   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.42                      2.65  -0.23     1.31    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.64                     13.85  -4.21    15.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.88                     35.89  -7.01    51.52    
                                                                     
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 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       21                        17      4       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  334                       318     16      288       
  SINCE JUN 1   1440                      1329    111     1356       
  SINCE JAN 1   1961                      1838    123     1895       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1999                    
                                             1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        64      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2005........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
AUGUST 20 2005........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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