000 CDUS44 KLCH 011015 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 414 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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 52 543 AM 83 1957 62 -10 58 MINIMUM 46 458 PM 22 1936 43 3 40 AVERAGE 49 53 -4 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.87R 1.60 1983 0.18 1.69 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.25 6.25 -2.00 4.62 SINCE DEC 1 9.25 11.76 -2.51 7.27 SINCE JAN 1 4.25 6.25 -2.00 4.62 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM T 1951 0.1 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 16 13 3 16 MONTH TO DATE 284 429 -145 391 SINCE DEC 1 678 788 -110 791 SINCE JUL 1 773 1011 -238 938 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 900 AM LOWEST 77 1200 AM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 83 1957 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 19 1951 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 1 2005......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 545 PM CST FEBRUARY 2 2005......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 546 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$