000 CDUS44 KLCH 291015 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 410 AM CST TUE MAR 29 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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 71 356 PM 89 1909 74 -3 81 MINIMUM 44 618 AM 35 1931 54 -10 63 AVERAGE 58 64 -6 72 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.42 1922 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.24 4.06 -2.82 1.04 SINCE MAR 1 1.24 4.06 -2.82 1.04 SINCE JAN 1 11.41 14.53 -3.12 13.57 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 7 3 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 179 140 39 52 SINCE MAR 1 179 140 39 52 SINCE JUL 1 1164 1439 -275 1361 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 7 MONTH TO DATE 25 42 -17 81 SINCE MAR 1 25 42 -17 81 SINCE JAN 1 101 59 42 98 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 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 89 600 AM LOWEST 37 300 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 86 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 29 1955 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE 601 AM CST SUNSET 625 PM CST MARCH 30 2005.........SUNRISE 559 AM CST SUNSET 626 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$