000 CDUS44 KLCH 231241 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 635 AM CST THU MAR 23 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 61 1259 PM 87 1910 73 -12 81 MINIMUM 44 1154 PM 26 1915 53 -9 63 AVERAGE 53 63 -10 72 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.87 1926 0.15 -0.15 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 0.14 3.16 -3.02 1.23 SINCE MAR 1 0.14 3.16 -3.02 1.23 SINCE JAN 1 8.14 13.63 -5.49 11.40 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1968 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 12 4 8 0 MONTH TO DATE 35 120 -85 160 SINCE MAR 1 35 120 -85 160 SINCE JUL 1 1140 1419 -279 1145 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 7 MONTH TO DATE 75 30 45 14 SINCE MAR 1 75 30 45 14 SINCE JAN 1 101 47 54 90 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 83 700 AM LOWEST 49 100 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 88 1929 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 32 1955 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 23 2006.........SUNRISE 608 AM CST SUNSET 621 PM CST MARCH 24 2006.........SUNRISE 607 AM CST SUNSET 622 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$