000 CDUS44 KLCH 261036 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 435 AM CST SAT MAR 26 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 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 83 357 PM 89 1910 73 10 80 MINIMUM 60 231 AM 30 1915 53 7 66 AVERAGE 72 63 9 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 4.32 1943 0.11 -0.11 T MONTH TO DATE 2.81 2.88 -0.07 3.38 SINCE MAR 1 2.81 2.88 -0.07 3.38 SINCE JAN 1 14.17 11.68 2.49 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 156 143 13 53 SINCE MAR 1 156 143 13 53 SINCE JUL 1 1165 1478 -313 1325 COOLING YESTERDAY 7 2 5 8 MONTH TO DATE 22 37 -15 53 SINCE MAR 1 22 37 -15 53 SINCE JAN 1 84 59 25 72 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 47 300 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 87 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 32 1915 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE 609 AM CST SUNSET 628 PM CST MARCH 27 2005.........SUNRISE 608 AM CST SUNSET 629 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$