000 CDUS44 KLCH 011026 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 425 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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 76 322 PM 86 1940 62 14 73 MINIMUM 63 1055 PM 16 1983 42 21 57 AVERAGE 70 52 18 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 7.10 1933 0.20 -0.20 T MONTH TO DATE 6.20 5.51 0.69 5.00 SINCE DEC 1 6.20 5.51 0.69 5.00 SINCE JAN 1 41.33 62.17 -20.84 80.35 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM T 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 14 -14 0 MONTH TO DATE 389 359 30 394 SINCE DEC 1 389 359 30 394 SINCE JUL 1 591 582 9 489 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 60 300 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 86 1941 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 21 1984 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 1 2006.......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 519 PM CST JANUARY 2 2006.......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 520 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$