000 CDUS44 KLCH 271236 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 636 AM CST MON MAR 27 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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 71 345 PM 87 1907 74 -3 77 MINIMUM 42 623 AM 34 1955 54 -12 65 AVERAGE 57 64 -7 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.06 1967 0.15 -0.15 T MONTH TO DATE 0.14 3.76 -3.62 1.23 SINCE MAR 1 0.14 3.76 -3.62 1.23 SINCE JAN 1 8.14 14.23 -6.09 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 8 3 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 82 134 -52 166 SINCE MAR 1 82 134 -52 166 SINCE JUL 1 1187 1433 -246 1151 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 6 MONTH TO DATE 75 38 37 25 SINCE MAR 1 75 38 37 25 SINCE JAN 1 101 55 46 101 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 77 1100 PM LOWEST 25 500 PM AVERAGE 51 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 29 1955 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 27 2006.........SUNRISE 603 AM CST SUNSET 624 PM CST MARCH 28 2006.........SUNRISE 602 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. $$