000 CDUS44 KLCH 151020 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 419 AM CST TUE MAR 15 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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 69 1239 AM 86 1918 71 -2 71 MINIMUM 49 841 AM 26 1993 51 -2 62 AVERAGE 59 61 -2 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.59 1953 0.14 -0.14 0.45 MONTH TO DATE 0.51 1.96 -1.45 1.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.51 1.96 -1.45 1.00 SINCE JAN 1 10.68 12.43 -1.75 13.53 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 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 6 5 1 0 MONTH TO DATE 103 85 18 31 SINCE MAR 1 103 85 18 31 SINCE JUL 1 1088 1384 -296 1340 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 2 MONTH TO DATE 5 14 -9 47 SINCE MAR 1 5 14 -9 47 SINCE JAN 1 81 31 50 64 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 100 AM LOWEST 48 200 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 86 1921 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 30 1924 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE 618 AM CST SUNSET 616 PM CST MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE 616 AM CST SUNSET 617 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$