000 CDUS44 KLCH 281248 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 646 AM CST MON MAR 28 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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 60 153 AM 90 1910 74 -14 79 MINIMUM 49 1159 PM 28 1913 53 -4 62 AVERAGE 55 64 -9 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.13 4.75 1951 0.11 0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.99 3.10 -0.11 3.38 SINCE MAR 1 2.99 3.10 -0.11 3.38 SINCE JAN 1 14.35 11.90 2.45 20.20 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 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 10 4 6 0 MONTH TO DATE 166 151 15 53 SINCE MAR 1 166 151 15 53 SINCE JUL 1 1175 1486 -311 1325 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 6 MONTH TO DATE 24 41 -17 64 SINCE MAR 1 24 41 -17 64 SINCE JAN 1 86 63 23 83 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 600 AM LOWEST 66 400 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 30 1913 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE 607 AM CST SUNSET 629 PM CST MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE 606 AM CST SUNSET 630 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$