000 CDUS44 KLCH 021235 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 635 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 73 1210 PM 82 1912 66 7 55 MINIMUM 48 1159 PM 23 1896 46 2 36 AVERAGE 61 56 5 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.88 1955 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE T 0.15 -0.15 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 T 0.15 -0.15 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 41.98 52.74 -10.76 65.03 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 2002 0.0 MM 0.0 2001 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.0 MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 MM 0.0 MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 4 9 -5 19 MONTH TO DATE 4 9 -5 19 SINCE DEC 1 4 9 -5 19 SINCE JUL 1 208 239 -31 125 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 1 -1 0 SINCE JAN 1 3091 2686 405 3024 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 500 AM LOWEST 55 400 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 86 1912 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 23 1896 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 2 2005......SUNRISE 652 AM CST SUNSET 512 PM CST DECEMBER 3 2005......SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 512 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$