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CLILCH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
431 AM CST MON DEC 5 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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         78    309 PM  88    1912  66     12       64       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  25    1929  45      5       51       
  AVERAGE         64                        56      8       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.95          4.66 1952   0.15   1.80     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.95                      0.60   1.35     0.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.95                      0.60   1.35     0.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.93                     53.19  -9.26    65.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        10     -9        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        39    -20       52       
  SINCE DEC 1     19                        39    -20       52       
  SINCE JUL 1    223                       269    -46      158       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         4     -1        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      3                         4     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   3094                      2689    405     3024       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     67           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        82      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1898                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST   
DECEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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