000 CDUS44 KLCH 161025 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 425 AM CST WED MAR 16 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE 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 61 927 AM 86 1921 72 -11 72 MINIMUM 50 1159 PM 30 1924 52 -2 60 AVERAGE 56 62 -6 66 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.25 1.97 1972 0.15 0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.76 2.11 -1.35 1.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.76 2.11 -1.35 1.00 SINCE JAN 1 10.93 12.58 -1.65 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 9 5 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 112 90 22 31 SINCE MAR 1 112 90 22 31 SINCE JUL 1 1097 1389 -292 1340 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 1 MONTH TO DATE 5 16 -11 48 SINCE MAR 1 5 16 -11 48 SINCE JAN 1 81 33 48 65 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1000 PM LOWEST 55 800 AM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 89 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 31 1913 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE 616 AM CST SUNSET 617 PM CST MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE 615 AM CST SUNSET 618 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$