000 CDUS44 KLCH 171016 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 413 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 51 250 PM 85 1955 71 -20 80 MINIMUM 45 1159 PM 25 1913 51 -6 56 AVERAGE 48 61 -13 68 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.14 2.10 1893 0.12 0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.69 1.82 -0.13 3.38 SINCE MAR 1 1.69 1.82 -0.13 3.38 SINCE JAN 1 13.05 10.62 2.43 20.20 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 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 17 5 12 0 MONTH TO DATE 128 104 24 36 SINCE MAR 1 128 104 24 36 SINCE JUL 1 1137 1439 -302 1308 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 3 MONTH TO DATE 4 19 -15 32 SINCE MAR 1 4 19 -15 32 SINCE JAN 1 66 41 25 51 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 200 AM LOWEST 66 400 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 84 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 29 1913 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE 620 AM CST SUNSET 623 PM CST MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE 619 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. $$