000 
CDUS44 KLCH 031030
CLILFT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
429 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2006

................................... 

...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         80    207 PM  81    1952  62     18       76       
  MINIMUM         58   1031 PM  18    1928  42     16       65       
  AVERAGE         69                        52     17       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.29 1926   0.20  -0.20      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.40  -0.40      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      6.20                      5.91   0.29     5.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         0.40  -0.40      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1978                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    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    0                        28    -28        0       
  SINCE DEC 1    389                       387      2      394       
  SINCE JUL 1    591                       610    -19      489       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        79      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        19      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  3 2006.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   520 PM CST   
JANUARY  4 2006.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   521 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$