000 CDUS44 KLCH 311019 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 417 AM CST MON JAN 31 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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 53 438 PM 83 1927 62 -9 57 1975 MINIMUM 46 837 AM 21 1966 43 3 46 AVERAGE 50 53 -3 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.77 1959 0.18 -0.18 1.17 MONTH TO DATE 2.38 6.07 -3.69 4.62 SINCE DEC 1 7.38 11.58 -4.20 7.27 SINCE JAN 1 2.38 6.07 -3.69 4.62 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.1 1949 T 0.0 MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 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 15 13 2 13 MONTH TO DATE 268 416 -148 375 SINCE DEC 1 662 775 -113 775 SINCE JUL 1 757 998 -241 922 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 600 AM LOWEST 77 1200 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 83 1957 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 22 1936 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 31 2005.......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 544 PM CST FEBRUARY 1 2005......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 545 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$