000 CDUS44 KLCH 311014 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 414 AM CST FRI MAR 31 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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 83 222 PM 90 1946 75 8 74 MINIMUM 62 210 AM 34 1987 54 8 60 AVERAGE 73 65 8 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.45 1921 0.15 -0.15 0.05 MONTH TO DATE 0.15 4.36 -4.21 1.29 SINCE MAR 1 0.15 4.36 -4.21 1.29 SINCE JAN 1 8.15 14.83 -6.68 11.46 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 0 MONTH TO DATE 87 146 -59 183 SINCE MAR 1 87 146 -59 183 SINCE JUL 1 1192 1445 -253 1168 COOLING YESTERDAY 8 2 6 2 MONTH TO DATE 84 46 38 27 SINCE MAR 1 84 46 38 27 SINCE JAN 1 110 63 47 103 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 200 AM LOWEST 47 100 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 87 1908 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 31 1987 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 31 2006.........SUNRISE 559 AM CST SUNSET 626 PM CST APRIL 1 2006.........SUNRISE 557 AM CST SUNSET 627 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$