000 CDUS44 KLCH 301247 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 745 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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 91 147 PM 97 1953 85 6 87 MINIMUM 70 1159 PM 45 1909 65 5 59 AVERAGE 81 75 6 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.69 1943 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.45 5.78 -2.33 2.04 SINCE SEP 1 3.45 5.78 -2.33 2.04 SINCE JAN 1 33.09 43.87 -10.78 55.34 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 0.0 2001 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0 COOLING YESTERDAY 16 10 6 8 MONTH TO DATE 513 389 124 464 SINCE SEP 1 513 389 124 464 SINCE JAN 1 2746 2443 303 2594 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 94 100 AM LOWEST 56 1200 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 97 1929 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 45 1909 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 30 2005.....SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 659 PM CDT OCTOBER 1 2005.......SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 658 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$