000 CDUS44 KLCH 011228 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 627 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 81 1248 PM 87 1908 75 6 75 MINIMUM 71 805 AM 31 1987 54 17 46 AVERAGE 76 65 11 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.04 2.15 1935 0.15 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.33 4.51 -3.18 1.08 SINCE MAR 1 1.33 4.51 -3.18 1.08 SINCE JAN 1 11.50 14.98 -3.48 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 4 MONTH TO DATE 183 149 34 56 SINCE MAR 1 183 149 34 56 SINCE JUL 1 1168 1448 -280 1365 COOLING YESTERDAY 11 2 9 0 MONTH TO DATE 38 48 -10 81 SINCE MAR 1 38 48 -10 81 SINCE JAN 1 114 65 49 98 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1000 PM LOWEST 74 100 PM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 87 1914 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 35 1937 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2005.........SUNRISE 557 AM CST SUNSET 627 PM CST APRIL 2 2005.........SUNRISE 556 AM CST SUNSET 628 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$