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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
433 AM CST MON DEC 19 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         60    245 PM  81    1924  63     -3       65       
  MINIMUM         36    607 AM  21    1901  43     -7       35       
  AVERAGE         48                        53     -5       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.03 1995   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.43                      2.57   0.86     2.25    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.43                      2.57   0.86     2.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.41                     55.16  -9.75    67.28    
                                                                     
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 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       17                        12      5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       197     62      191       
  SINCE DEC 1    259                       197     62      191       
  SINCE JUL 1    463                       427     36      297       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        18    -15       14       
  SINCE DEC 1      3                        18    -15       14       
  SINCE JAN 1   3094                      2703    391     3038       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        80      1919                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        22      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   516 PM CST   
DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   517 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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