000 CDUS44 KLCH 251016 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 415 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2005 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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 71 259 PM 81 1955 63 8 32 MINIMUM 45 115 AM 11 1989 43 2 28 AVERAGE 58 53 5 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.89 1.94 1909 0.19 1.70 T MONTH TO DATE 6.20 4.17 2.03 5.00 SINCE DEC 1 6.20 4.17 2.03 5.00 SINCE JAN 1 41.33 60.83 -19.50 80.35 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 7 13 -6 35 MONTH TO DATE 354 267 87 298 SINCE DEC 1 354 267 87 298 SINCE JUL 1 556 490 66 393 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 600 AM LOWEST 42 800 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 79 1942 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 12 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE 702 AM CST SUNSET 514 PM CST DECEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE 702 AM CST SUNSET 515 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$