000 CDUS44 KLCH 171034 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 433 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 48 307 PM 81 1971 63 -15 57 MINIMUM 38 316 AM 22 1943 43 -5 36 AVERAGE 43 53 -10 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 2.37 1959 0.14 -0.13 0.08 MONTH TO DATE 3.12 2.29 0.83 2.24 SINCE DEC 1 3.12 2.29 0.83 2.24 SINCE JAN 1 45.10 54.88 -9.78 67.27 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 2002 0.0 MM 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 22 12 10 18 MONTH TO DATE 220 173 47 162 SINCE DEC 1 220 173 47 162 SINCE JUL 1 424 403 21 268 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 3 16 -13 14 SINCE DEC 1 3 16 -13 14 SINCE JAN 1 3094 2701 393 3038 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 67 1100 PM LOWEST 42 200 PM AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 82 1924 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 24 1972 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 516 PM CST DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 516 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$