000 CDUS44 KLCH 241019 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 419 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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 64 223 PM 79 1931 62 2 41 MINIMUM 31 556 AM 11 1989 42 -11 32 AVERAGE 48 52 -4 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.22 1945 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.43 3.32 0.11 3.68 SINCE DEC 1 3.43 3.32 0.11 3.68 SINCE JAN 1 45.41 55.91 -10.50 68.71 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 13 4 28 MONTH TO DATE 358 260 98 261 SINCE DEC 1 358 260 98 261 SINCE JUL 1 562 490 72 367 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 100 AM LOWEST 56 100 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 79 1933 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 12 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 519 PM CST DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 520 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$