000 CDUS44 KLCH 311226 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 626 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2005 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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 74 206 PM 80 1964 61 13 75 MINIMUM 48 110 AM 21 1983 41 7 54 AVERAGE 61 51 10 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 4.00 1915 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.92 4.43 -0.51 3.70 SINCE DEC 1 3.92 4.43 -0.51 3.70 SINCE JAN 1 45.90 57.02 -11.12 68.73 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 4 14 -10 0 MONTH TO DATE 406 353 53 388 SINCE DEC 1 406 353 53 388 SINCE JUL 1 610 583 27 494 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 900 PM LOWEST 64 1200 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 78 1964 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 19 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 523 PM CST JANUARY 1 2006.......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 524 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$