434 CDUS44 KLCH 301225 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 725 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2016 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 2016... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2016 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 74 357 PM 89 1909 74 0 78 MINIMUM 60 547 AM 34 1930 54 6 55 AVERAGE 67 64 3 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.33 1949 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.88 3.44 -0.56 6.21 SINCE MAR 1 2.88 3.44 -0.56 6.21 SINCE JAN 1 8.05 12.13 -4.08 14.69 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 T SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 T SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 68 156 -88 101 SINCE MAR 1 68 156 -88 101 SINCE JUL 1 1017 1438 -421 1539 COOLING YESTERDAY 2 2 0 2 MONTH TO DATE 92 45 47 49 SINCE MAR 1 92 45 47 49 SINCE JAN 1 107 68 39 55 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1100 PM LOWEST 70 1100 AM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 94 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 34 1913 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 30 2016.........SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT MARCH 31 2016.........SUNRISE 703 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$