000 CDUS44 KLCH 141227 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 627 AM CST TUE MAR 14 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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 82 117 PM 85 1963 71 11 78 MINIMUM 69 1150 PM 28 1914 51 18 62 AVERAGE 76 61 15 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.09 1995 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.10 1.82 -1.72 0.51 SINCE MAR 1 0.10 1.82 -1.72 0.51 SINCE JAN 1 8.10 12.29 -4.19 10.68 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 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 5 -5 0 MONTH TO DATE 7 80 -73 97 SINCE MAR 1 7 80 -73 97 SINCE JUL 1 1112 1379 -267 1082 COOLING YESTERDAY 11 1 10 5 MONTH TO DATE 58 13 45 5 SINCE MAR 1 58 13 45 5 SINCE JAN 1 84 30 54 81 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 1200 AM LOWEST 44 1100 PM AVERAGE 64 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 86 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 26 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 14 2006.........SUNRISE 619 AM CST SUNSET 616 PM CST MARCH 15 2006.........SUNRISE 618 AM CST SUNSET 616 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$