000 CDUS44 KLCH 021029 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 428 AM CST WED NOV 2 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 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 62 237 PM 91 1934 76 -14 86 MINIMUM 47 1159 PM 30 1917 53 -6 74 AVERAGE 55 65 -10 80 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 2.85 1929 0.13 -0.12 0.23 MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.13 -0.12 0.23 SINCE SEP 1 7.90 9.45 -1.55 13.14 SINCE JAN 1 31.45 52.15 -20.70 68.20 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 2002 0.0 MM 0.0 2001 MONTH TO DATE MM 0.0 MM 0.0 SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 10 3 7 0 MONTH TO DATE 10 3 7 0 SINCE SEP 1 64 42 22 5 SINCE JUL 1 64 42 22 5 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 15 MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 15 SINCE SEP 1 786 576 210 856 SINCE JAN 1 3117 2610 507 3010 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 1200 AM LOWEST 72 400 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 91 1927 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 30 1966 SUNRISE AND SUNSET NOVEMBER 2 2005......SUNRISE 623 AM CST SUNSET 520 PM CST NOVEMBER 3 2005......SUNRISE 624 AM CST SUNSET 519 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$