000 CDUS44 KLCH 311015 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 415 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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 74 119 PM 90 1946 75 -1 79 MINIMUM 60 237 AM 34 1987 54 6 50 AVERAGE 67 65 2 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.05 1.45 1921 0.15 -0.10 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 1.29 4.36 -3.07 1.08 SINCE MAR 1 1.29 4.36 -3.07 1.08 SINCE JAN 1 11.46 14.83 -3.37 13.61 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 0.0 2001 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 0 3 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 183 146 37 52 SINCE MAR 1 183 146 37 52 SINCE JUL 1 1168 1445 -277 1361 COOLING YESTERDAY 2 2 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 27 46 -19 81 SINCE MAR 1 27 46 -19 81 SINCE JAN 1 103 63 40 98 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 300 AM LOWEST 79 1100 AM AVERAGE 88 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 87 1908 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 31 1987 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE 558 AM CST SUNSET 626 PM CST APRIL 1 2005.........SUNRISE 557 AM CST SUNSET 627 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$