000 CDUS44 KLCH 281017 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 415 AM CST FRI JAN 28 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 60 247 AM 84 1909 61 -1 52 MINIMUM 48 1159 PM 16 1940 42 6 34 AVERAGE 54 52 2 43 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 2.00 1995 0.17 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.79 4.89 -2.10 6.60 SINCE DEC 1 6.49 9.49 -3.00 10.03 SINCE JAN 1 2.79 4.89 -2.10 6.60 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 11 14 -3 22 MONTH TO DATE 235 380 -145 299 SINCE DEC 1 623 747 -124 683 SINCE JUL 1 729 977 -248 831 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 36 9 27 18 SINCE DEC 1 51 29 22 18 SINCE JAN 1 36 9 27 18 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 50 100 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 81 1912 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 21 1897 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 28 2005.......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 547 PM CST JANUARY 29 2005.......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 548 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$