000 CDUS44 KLCH 261246 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 643 AM CST SUN MAR 26 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 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 67 427 PM 89 1899 74 -7 82 MINIMUM 37 537 AM 35 1912 53 -16 57 AVERAGE 52 64 -12 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.17 1976 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.14 3.61 -3.47 1.23 SINCE MAR 1 0.14 3.61 -3.47 1.23 SINCE JAN 1 8.14 14.08 -5.94 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 3 10 0 MONTH TO DATE 74 131 -57 166 SINCE MAR 1 74 131 -57 166 SINCE JUL 1 1179 1430 -251 1151 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 5 MONTH TO DATE 75 36 39 19 SINCE MAR 1 75 36 39 19 SINCE JAN 1 101 53 48 95 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 100 AM LOWEST 22 200 PM AVERAGE 49 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 34 1955 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 26 2006.........SUNRISE 605 AM CST SUNSET 623 PM CST MARCH 27 2006.........SUNRISE 603 AM CST SUNSET 624 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$