152 CDUS44 KLCH 150817 CLILCH CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 316 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2020 ................................... ...THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 2020... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2020 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 81 138 PM 83 1928 71 10 82 1921 1900 MINIMUM 68 236 AM 27 1993 51 17 65 AVERAGE 75 61 14 74 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.16 2004 0.12 -0.12 0.04 MONTH TO DATE 0.61 1.67 -1.06 0.14 SINCE MAR 1 0.61 1.67 -1.06 0.14 SINCE JAN 1 9.73 10.36 -0.63 8.06 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 0 MONTH TO DATE 29 94 -65 80 SINCE MAR 1 29 94 -65 80 SINCE JUL 1 985 1376 -391 1116 COOLING YESTERDAY 10 2 8 9 MONTH TO DATE 58 15 43 49 SINCE MAR 1 58 15 43 49 SINCE JAN 1 109 38 71 75 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 600 AM LOWEST 67 100 PM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE LAKE CHARLES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 90 2008 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 28 1913 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2020.........SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT MARCH 16 2020.........SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$