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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
626 AM CST MON DEC 12 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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         63    405 PM  80    1928  64     -1       63       
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM  28    1995  44     -6       41       
  AVERAGE         51                        54     -3       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1970   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      1.59   0.37     2.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.96                      1.59   0.37     2.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.94                     54.18 -10.24    67.16    
                                                                     
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       14                        11      3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  152                       114     38       78       
  SINCE DEC 1    152                       114     38       78       
  SINCE JUL 1    356                       344     12      184       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        11     -8       14       
  SINCE DEC 1      3                        11     -8       14       
  SINCE JAN 1   3094                      2696    398     3038       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        80      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        22      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 12 2005......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   514 PM CST   
DECEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   514 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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