000 CDUS44 KLCH 131226 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 626 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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 69 319 PM 83 1971 65 4 71 MINIMUM 40 222 AM 20 1962 44 -4 42 AVERAGE 55 55 0 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.30 1935 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.62 2.04 -0.42 4.15 SINCE DEC 1 1.62 2.04 -0.42 4.15 SINCE JAN 1 36.75 58.70 -21.95 79.50 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 10 11 -1 8 MONTH TO DATE 164 122 42 86 SINCE DEC 1 164 122 42 86 SINCE JUL 1 366 345 21 181 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 200 AM LOWEST 21 200 PM AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 83 1933 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 15 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE 656 AM CST SUNSET 509 PM CST DECEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE 656 AM CST SUNSET 509 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$