000 CDUS44 KLCH 211044 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 443 AM CST WED DEC 21 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 51 426 PM 79 1917 62 -11 65 MINIMUM 33 630 AM 21 1996 43 -10 33 AVERAGE 42 53 -11 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.00 1928 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.43 2.87 0.56 2.25 SINCE DEC 1 3.43 2.87 0.56 2.25 SINCE JAN 1 45.41 55.46 -10.05 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 23 12 11 16 MONTH TO DATE 299 221 78 222 SINCE DEC 1 299 221 78 222 SINCE JUL 1 503 451 52 328 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 3 20 -17 14 SINCE DEC 1 3 20 -17 14 SINCE JAN 1 3094 2705 389 3038 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 600 AM LOWEST 48 400 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 78 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 22 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 518 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$