000 CDUS44 KLCH 221021 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 421 AM CST TUE MAR 22 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 75 219 PM 87 1910 72 3 76 MINIMUM 58 327 AM 32 1965 52 6 54 AVERAGE 67 62 5 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.06 1949 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.57 2.42 0.15 3.38 SINCE MAR 1 2.57 2.42 0.15 3.38 SINCE JAN 1 13.93 11.22 2.71 20.20 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 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 0 4 -4 0 MONTH TO DATE 153 127 26 38 SINCE MAR 1 153 127 26 38 SINCE JUL 1 1162 1462 -300 1310 COOLING YESTERDAY 2 2 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 9 29 -20 44 SINCE MAR 1 9 29 -20 44 SINCE JAN 1 71 51 20 63 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 800 AM LOWEST 64 200 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 27 1915 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE 614 AM CST SUNSET 626 PM CST MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE 613 AM CST SUNSET 626 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$