000 CDUS44 KLCH 241029 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 428 AM CST THU MAR 24 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE 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 71 344 PM 88 1929 73 -2 73 MINIMUM 51 620 AM 32 1955 53 -2 44 AVERAGE 61 63 -2 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.59 1969 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.23 3.31 -2.08 1.01 SINCE MAR 1 1.23 3.31 -2.08 1.01 SINCE JAN 1 11.40 13.78 -2.38 13.54 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 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 4 4 0 6 MONTH TO DATE 164 124 40 52 SINCE MAR 1 164 124 40 52 SINCE JUL 1 1149 1423 -274 1361 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 14 32 -18 63 SINCE MAR 1 14 32 -18 63 SINCE JAN 1 90 49 41 80 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 1100 PM LOWEST 44 500 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 30 1915 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE 607 AM CST SUNSET 622 PM CST MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE 606 AM CST SUNSET 623 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$