000 CDUS44 KLCH 091021 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 421 AM CST FRI DEC 9 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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 53 1213 AM 82 1966 65 -12 71 MINIMUM 35 1159 PM 25 1910 44 -9 48 AVERAGE 44 55 -11 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 3.75 1935 0.14 -0.13 1.50 MONTH TO DATE 1.96 1.17 0.79 2.12 SINCE DEC 1 1.96 1.17 0.79 2.12 SINCE JAN 1 43.94 53.76 -9.82 67.15 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 DEC 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 21 11 10 5 MONTH TO DATE 96 81 15 60 SINCE DEC 1 96 81 15 60 SINCE JUL 1 300 311 -11 166 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 3 8 -5 12 SINCE DEC 1 3 8 -5 12 SINCE JAN 1 3094 2693 401 3036 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 800 AM LOWEST 54 1200 AM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 81 1915 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 26 1927 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 9 2005......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 513 PM CST DECEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 513 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$