000 CDUS44 KLCH 171034 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 433 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 50 107 PM 83 1971 64 -14 65 MINIMUM 40 647 AM 19 1901 44 -4 39 AVERAGE 45 54 -9 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.20 1922 0.17 -0.17 T MONTH TO DATE 3.95 2.72 1.23 4.15 SINCE DEC 1 3.95 2.72 1.23 4.15 SINCE JAN 1 39.08 59.38 -20.30 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 20 12 8 13 MONTH TO DATE 213 168 45 160 SINCE DEC 1 213 168 45 160 SINCE JUL 1 415 391 24 255 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 62 200 AM LOWEST 39 1200 PM AVERAGE 51 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 82 1924 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 22 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 511 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$