000 CDUS44 KLCH 201016 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 412 AM CST SUN MAR 20 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 77 326 PM 87 1908 72 5 80 MINIMUM 55 1211 AM 28 1923 52 3 60 AVERAGE 66 62 4 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.20 1906 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.69 2.18 -0.49 3.38 SINCE MAR 1 1.69 2.18 -0.49 3.38 SINCE JAN 1 13.05 10.98 2.07 20.20 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 MM 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 0 5 -5 0 MONTH TO DATE 153 119 34 38 SINCE MAR 1 153 119 34 38 SINCE JUL 1 1162 1454 -292 1310 COOLING YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 5 MONTH TO DATE 5 25 -20 42 SINCE MAR 1 5 25 -20 42 SINCE JAN 1 67 47 20 61 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 500 AM LOWEST 60 100 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 85 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 21 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE 616 AM CST SUNSET 624 PM CST MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE 615 AM CST SUNSET 625 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$