000 CDUS44 KLCH 171016 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 413 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE 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 50 1258 AM 89 1955 72 -22 75 MINIMUM 44 1156 AM 31 1913 52 -8 53 AVERAGE 47 62 -15 64 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.10 2.81 1998 0.15 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.86 2.26 -1.40 1.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.86 2.26 -1.40 1.00 SINCE JAN 1 11.03 12.73 -1.70 13.53 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 2002 0.0 MM 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 18 5 13 1 MONTH TO DATE 130 95 35 32 SINCE MAR 1 130 95 35 32 SINCE JUL 1 1115 1394 -279 1341 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 5 18 -13 48 SINCE MAR 1 5 18 -13 48 SINCE JAN 1 81 35 46 65 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 200 AM LOWEST 76 700 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 86 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 29 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE 615 AM CST SUNSET 618 PM CST MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE 614 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. $$