000 CDUS44 KLCH 221021 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 421 AM CST TUE MAR 22 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE 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 78 216 PM 87 1907 73 5 72 MINIMUM 55 306 AM 31 1965 53 2 54 AVERAGE 67 63 4 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.62 1949 0.15 -0.15 T MONTH TO DATE 1.22 3.01 -1.79 1.01 SINCE MAR 1 1.22 3.01 -1.79 1.01 SINCE JAN 1 11.39 13.48 -2.09 13.54 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 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 0 4 -4 2 MONTH TO DATE 160 116 44 36 SINCE MAR 1 160 116 44 36 SINCE JUL 1 1145 1415 -270 1345 COOLING YESTERDAY 2 2 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 7 28 -21 63 SINCE MAR 1 7 28 -21 63 SINCE JAN 1 83 45 38 80 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 800 AM LOWEST 60 100 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 87 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 26 1915 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE 609 AM CST SUNSET 621 PM CST MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE 608 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. $$