000 CDUS44 KLCH 191033 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 433 AM CST MON DEC 19 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 60 245 PM 81 1924 63 -3 65 MINIMUM 36 607 AM 21 1901 43 -7 35 AVERAGE 48 53 -5 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.03 1995 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.43 2.57 0.86 2.25 SINCE DEC 1 3.43 2.57 0.86 2.25 SINCE JAN 1 45.41 55.16 -9.75 67.28 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 17 12 5 15 MONTH TO DATE 259 197 62 191 SINCE DEC 1 259 197 62 191 SINCE JUL 1 463 427 36 297 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 3 18 -15 14 SINCE DEC 1 3 18 -15 14 SINCE JAN 1 3094 2703 391 3038 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 300 AM LOWEST 30 300 PM AVERAGE 53 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 1919 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 22 1996 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 516 PM CST DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$