000 CDUS44 KLCH 161025 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 425 AM CST WED MAR 16 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 55 928 AM 83 2002 71 -16 72 1967 MINIMUM 48 1159 PM 28 1913 51 -3 60 AVERAGE 52 61 -9 66 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.73 2.10 1896 0.12 0.61 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.55 1.70 -0.15 3.38 SINCE MAR 1 1.55 1.70 -0.15 3.38 SINCE JAN 1 12.91 10.50 2.41 20.20 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 MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 13 5 8 0 MONTH TO DATE 111 99 12 36 SINCE MAR 1 111 99 12 36 SINCE JUL 1 1120 1434 -314 1308 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 1 MONTH TO DATE 4 17 -13 29 SINCE MAR 1 4 17 -13 29 SINCE JAN 1 66 39 27 48 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 PM LOWEST 50 100 AM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 85 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 25 1913 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE 621 AM CST SUNSET 622 PM CST MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE 620 AM CST SUNSET 623 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$