000 CDUS44 KLCH 181022 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 421 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 45 853 PM 82 1924 64 -19 63 MINIMUM 42 1159 PM 22 1901 44 -2 42 AVERAGE 44 54 -10 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.36 3.15 1995 0.18 0.18 T MONTH TO DATE 4.31 2.90 1.41 4.15 SINCE DEC 1 4.31 2.90 1.41 4.15 SINCE JAN 1 39.44 59.56 -20.12 79.50 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 2002 0.0 MM 0.0 2001 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 21 12 9 12 MONTH TO DATE 234 180 54 172 SINCE DEC 1 234 180 54 172 SINCE JUL 1 436 403 33 267 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 200 PM LOWEST 53 1200 AM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 82 1908 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 18 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 511 PM CST DECEMBER 19 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. $$