000 CDUS44 KLCH 211018 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 417 AM CST MON MAR 21 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 72 356 PM 88 1907 73 -1 82 MINIMUM 58 1139 PM 24 1923 53 5 58 AVERAGE 65 63 2 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.36 2.67 1985 0.15 0.21 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.22 2.86 -1.64 1.01 SINCE MAR 1 1.22 2.86 -1.64 1.01 SINCE JAN 1 11.39 13.33 -1.94 13.54 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 MM 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 0 4 -4 0 MONTH TO DATE 160 112 48 34 SINCE MAR 1 160 112 48 34 SINCE JUL 1 1145 1411 -266 1343 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 5 MONTH TO DATE 5 26 -21 63 SINCE MAR 1 5 26 -21 63 SINCE JAN 1 81 43 38 80 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 300 AM LOWEST 57 200 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 87 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 31 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE 610 AM CST SUNSET 620 PM CST MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE 609 AM CST SUNSET 621 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$