000 CDUS44 KLCH 131226 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 626 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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 69 217 PM 80 1971 64 5 75 MINIMUM 37 101 AM 22 1962 44 -7 42 AVERAGE 53 54 -1 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.60 1911 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.96 1.73 0.23 2.13 SINCE DEC 1 1.96 1.73 0.23 2.13 SINCE JAN 1 43.94 54.32 -10.38 67.16 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 12 11 1 6 MONTH TO DATE 164 125 39 84 SINCE DEC 1 164 125 39 84 SINCE JUL 1 368 355 13 190 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 3 12 -9 14 SINCE DEC 1 3 12 -9 14 SINCE JAN 1 3094 2697 397 3038 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 200 AM LOWEST 22 300 PM AVERAGE 57 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 81 1933 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 18 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 514 PM CST DECEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 514 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$