000 CDUS44 KLCH 021010 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 409 AM CST WED FEB 2 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 1 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 51 1120 PM 83 1957 63 -12 62 MINIMUM 46 559 AM 19 1951 43 3 46 AVERAGE 49 53 -4 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.29 2.02 1988 0.18 1.11 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 1.29 0.18 1.11 0.02 SINCE DEC 1 10.54 11.94 -1.40 7.29 SINCE JAN 1 5.54 6.43 -0.89 4.64 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM T 1951 0.1 MM MM MONTH TO DATE MM 0.1 MM MM SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 16 13 3 11 MONTH TO DATE 16 13 3 11 SINCE DEC 1 694 801 -107 802 SINCE JUL 1 789 1024 -235 949 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 100 AM LOWEST 86 1200 AM AVERAGE 90 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 81 1927 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 14 1951 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 2 2005......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 546 PM CST FEBRUARY 3 2005......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 547 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$