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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
630 AM CST FRI DEC 30 2005

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...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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         70    322 PM  78    1984  61      9       71       
  MINIMUM         40    714 AM  16    1894  42     -2       48       
  AVERAGE         55                        52      3       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1914   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.92                      4.26  -0.34     3.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.92                      4.26  -0.34     3.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.90                     56.85 -10.95    68.73    
                                                                     
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       10                        14     -4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  402                       339     63      388       
  SINCE DEC 1    402                       339     63      388       
  SINCE JUL 1    606                       569     37      494       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        80      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST   
DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   523 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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