000 CDUS44 KLCH 241233 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 631 AM CST FRI MAR 24 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 61 413 PM 88 1929 73 -12 71 MINIMUM 43 530 AM 32 1955 53 -10 51 AVERAGE 52 63 -11 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.59 1969 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.14 3.31 -3.17 1.23 SINCE MAR 1 0.14 3.31 -3.17 1.23 SINCE JAN 1 8.14 13.78 -5.64 11.40 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 13 4 9 4 MONTH TO DATE 48 124 -76 164 SINCE MAR 1 48 124 -76 164 SINCE JUL 1 1153 1423 -270 1149 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 75 32 43 14 SINCE MAR 1 75 32 43 14 SINCE JAN 1 101 49 52 90 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 200 AM LOWEST 36 400 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 30 1915 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2006.........SUNRISE 607 AM CST SUNSET 622 PM CST MARCH 25 2006.........SUNRISE 606 AM CST SUNSET 623 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$