000 CDUS44 KLCH 251016 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 415 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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 73 126 PM 79 1933 62 11 35 MINIMUM 52 748 PM 12 1989 42 10 29 AVERAGE 63 52 11 32 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.49 1.88 1925 0.15 0.34 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 3.92 3.47 0.45 3.69 SINCE DEC 1 3.92 3.47 0.45 3.69 SINCE JAN 1 45.90 56.06 -10.16 68.72 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 2 13 -11 33 MONTH TO DATE 360 273 87 294 SINCE DEC 1 360 273 87 294 SINCE JUL 1 564 503 61 400 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 29 400 PM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 79 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 13 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 520 PM CST DECEMBER 26 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. $$