000 CDUS44 KLCH 231036 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 435 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 22 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 74 255 PM 80 1920 62 12 63 MINIMUM 41 1159 PM 18 1935 42 -1 31 AVERAGE 58 52 6 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.18 1992 0.20 -0.20 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.75 4.53 -2.78 2.58 SINCE DEC 1 6.75 10.04 -3.29 5.23 SINCE JAN 1 1.75 4.53 -2.78 2.58 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 7 14 -7 18 MONTH TO DATE 156 308 -152 270 SINCE DEC 1 550 667 -117 670 SINCE JUL 1 645 890 -245 817 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 32 1000 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 83 1933 1972 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 19 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 23 2005.......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 537 PM CST JANUARY 24 2005.......SUNRISE 702 AM CST SUNSET 538 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$