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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
433 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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         48    307 PM  81    1971  63    -15       57       
  MINIMUM         38    316 AM  22    1943  43     -5       36       
  AVERAGE         43                        53    -10       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.37 1959   0.14  -0.13     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.12                      2.29   0.83     2.24    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.12                      2.29   0.83     2.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.10                     54.88  -9.78    67.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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       22                        12     10       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  220                       173     47      162       
  SINCE DEC 1    220                       173     47      162       
  SINCE JUL 1    424                       403     21      268       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        16    -13       14       
  SINCE DEC 1      3                        16    -13       14       
  SINCE JAN 1   3094                      2701    393     3038       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        82      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   516 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   516 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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