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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
411 AM CST THU DEC 22 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         54    330 PM  78    1998  62     -8       75       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM  22    1901  42     -6       51       
  AVERAGE         45                        52     -7       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.45 1923   0.15  -0.15     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.43                      3.02   0.41     2.30    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.43                      3.02   0.41     2.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.41                     55.61 -10.20    67.33    
                                                                     
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       20                        13      7        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  319                       234     85      224       
  SINCE DEC 1    319                       234     85      224       
  SINCE JUL 1    523                       464     59      330       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        20    -17       14       
  SINCE DEC 1      3                        20    -17       14       
  SINCE JAN 1   3094                      2705    389     3038       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        79      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        16      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   518 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   518 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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