000 CDUS44 KLCH 141012 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 412 AM CST MON MAR 14 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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 78 123 PM 85 1963 71 7 74 MINIMUM 62 654 AM 28 1914 51 11 51 AVERAGE 70 61 9 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 4.09 1995 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.51 1.82 -1.31 0.55 SINCE MAR 1 0.51 1.82 -1.31 0.55 SINCE JAN 1 10.68 12.29 -1.61 13.08 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 2 MONTH TO DATE 97 80 17 31 SINCE MAR 1 97 80 17 31 SINCE JUL 1 1082 1379 -297 1340 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 1 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 5 13 -8 45 SINCE MAR 1 5 13 -8 45 SINCE JAN 1 81 30 51 62 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 400 AM LOWEST 60 1200 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 86 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 26 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE 619 AM CST SUNSET 616 PM CST MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE 618 AM CST SUNSET 616 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$