000 CDUS44 KLCH 201034 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 434 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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 56 327 PM 80 1919 63 -7 63 MINIMUM 39 1155 PM 22 1996 43 -4 36 AVERAGE 48 53 -5 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.25 1914 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.43 2.72 0.71 2.25 SINCE DEC 1 3.43 2.72 0.71 2.25 SINCE JAN 1 45.41 55.31 -9.90 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 276 209 67 206 SINCE DEC 1 276 209 67 206 SINCE JUL 1 480 439 41 312 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 3 19 -16 14 SINCE DEC 1 3 19 -16 14 SINCE JAN 1 3094 2704 390 3038 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 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 70 300 AM LOWEST 35 300 PM AVERAGE 53 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 79 1917 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 21 1996 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE 705 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. $$