000 CDUS44 KLCH 021155 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 555 AM CST THU MAR 2 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2006... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2006 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 78 123 PM 86 1918 68 10 63 MINIMUM 52 316 AM 26 1937 48 4 43 AVERAGE 65 58 7 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.69 2002 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.14 -0.14 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.14 -0.14 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 8.00 10.61 -2.61 10.17 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM T 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 7 -7 12 MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 12 SINCE MAR 1 0 7 -7 12 SINCE JUL 1 1105 1306 -201 997 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 100 AM LOWEST 47 100 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 85 1932 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 25 1980 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 2 2006.........SUNRISE 633 AM CST SUNSET 608 PM CST MARCH 3 2006.........SUNRISE 632 AM CST SUNSET 608 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$