000 CDUS44 KLCH 021029 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 428 AM CST WED NOV 2 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 1 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 71 335 PM 92 1900 75 -4 85 MINIMUM 47 1053 PM 32 1993 53 -6 70 AVERAGE 59 64 -5 78 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.18 1992 0.13 -0.13 2.43 MONTH TO DATE T 0.13 -0.13 2.43 SINCE SEP 1 9.94 10.02 -0.08 7.25 SINCE JAN 1 39.58 48.11 -8.53 60.55 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 2002 0.0 MM 0.0 2001 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.0 MM 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 6 3 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 6 3 3 0 SINCE SEP 1 55 42 13 4 SINCE JUL 1 55 42 13 4 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 13 MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 13 SINCE SEP 1 762 580 182 836 SINCE JAN 1 2995 2634 361 2966 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 1200 AM LOWEST 40 400 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 90 1915 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1966 SUNRISE AND SUNSET NOVEMBER 2 2005......SUNRISE 628 AM CST SUNSET 525 PM CST NOVEMBER 3 2005......SUNRISE 629 AM CST SUNSET 524 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$