000 CDUS44 KLCH 301020 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 419 AM CST SUN JAN 30 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 29 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 54 141 PM 80 2002 62 -8 58 MINIMUM 47 1118 PM 24 1961 43 4 33 AVERAGE 51 53 -2 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.05 1918 0.19 -0.19 0.54 MONTH TO DATE 2.38 5.89 -3.51 3.45 SINCE DEC 1 7.38 11.40 -4.02 6.10 SINCE JAN 1 2.38 5.89 -3.51 3.45 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1979 0.0 0.0 MM 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 14 13 1 19 MONTH TO DATE 253 403 -150 362 SINCE DEC 1 647 762 -115 762 SINCE JUL 1 742 985 -243 909 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 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 80 500 PM AVERAGE 90 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 83 1927 1975 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 21 1966 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 30 2005.......SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 543 PM CST JANUARY 31 2005.......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 544 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$