000 CDUS44 KLCH 191031 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 431 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 68 436 PM 86 1908 72 -4 64 MINIMUM 59 1247 PM 31 1915 52 7 36 AVERAGE 64 62 2 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.79 1905 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.11 2.56 -2.45 0.86 SINCE MAR 1 0.11 2.56 -2.45 0.86 SINCE JAN 1 8.11 13.03 -4.92 11.03 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 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 1 4 -3 15 MONTH TO DATE 21 104 -83 160 SINCE MAR 1 21 104 -83 160 SINCE JUL 1 1126 1403 -277 1145 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 65 22 43 5 SINCE MAR 1 65 22 43 5 SINCE JAN 1 91 39 52 81 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 56 1100 PM LOWEST 37 400 PM AVERAGE 47 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 87 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 29 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2006.........SUNRISE 613 AM CST SUNSET 619 PM CST MARCH 20 2006.........SUNRISE 612 AM CST SUNSET 619 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$