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CLILFK


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
412 AM CDT SUN OCT 3 2004

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...THE LUFKIN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1906 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         83    312 PM  96    1938  84     -1       73       
  MINIMUM         69    638 AM  42    1984  61      8       54       
  AVERAGE         76                        73      3       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.47R         1.33 1995   0.14   1.33     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      0.28   1.19     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.74                      4.36   1.38     6.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     54.52                     33.79  20.73    37.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         1     -1        1       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         8      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        16      6        2       
  SINCE SEP 1    395                       385     10      322       
  SINCE JAN 1   2341                      2322     19     2345       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE LUFKIN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        96      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2004.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  4 2004.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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