000 CDUS44 KLCH 241029 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 428 AM CST THU MAR 24 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 76 440 PM 89 1910 73 3 73 MINIMUM 52 632 AM 25 1915 52 0 46 AVERAGE 64 63 1 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.43 1973 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.81 2.66 0.15 3.38 SINCE MAR 1 2.81 2.66 0.15 3.38 SINCE JAN 1 14.17 11.46 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 1 4 -3 5 MONTH TO DATE 154 135 19 53 SINCE MAR 1 154 135 19 53 SINCE JUL 1 1163 1470 -307 1325 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 15 33 -18 44 SINCE MAR 1 15 33 -18 44 SINCE JAN 1 77 55 22 63 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1100 PM LOWEST 31 400 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 28 1915 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE 612 AM CST SUNSET 627 PM CST MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE 610 AM CST SUNSET 628 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$