000 CDUS44 KLCH 301013 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 413 AM CST THU MAR 30 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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 65 MM 86 1907 75 -10 75 MINIMUM 64 MM 29 1955 54 10 46 AVERAGE 65 65 0 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 2.75 1995 0.15 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.15 4.21 -4.06 1.24 SINCE MAR 1 0.15 4.21 -4.06 1.24 SINCE JAN 1 8.15 14.68 -6.53 11.41 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 0.0 2001 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 0 3 -3 4 MONTH TO DATE 87 143 -56 183 SINCE MAR 1 87 143 -56 183 SINCE JUL 1 1192 1442 -250 1168 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 76 44 32 25 SINCE MAR 1 76 44 32 25 SINCE JAN 1 102 61 41 101 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 600 AM LOWEST 38 200 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 90 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 34 1987 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 30 2006.........SUNRISE 600 AM CST SUNSET 626 PM CST MARCH 31 2006.........SUNRISE 559 AM CST SUNSET 626 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$