000 CDUS44 KLCH 131227 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 627 AM CST FRI JAN 13 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 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 73 255 PM 80 1907 61 12 77 MINIMUM 43 347 AM 10 1918 42 1 66 AVERAGE 58 52 6 72 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.02 1932 0.21 -0.21 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.03 2.47 -2.44 0.68 SINCE DEC 1 6.23 7.98 -1.75 5.68 SINCE JAN 1 0.03 2.47 -2.44 0.68 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM T 1973 0.0 MM 0.0 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 7 14 -7 0 MONTH TO DATE 81 168 -87 23 SINCE DEC 1 470 527 -57 417 SINCE JUL 1 672 750 -78 512 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 900 AM LOWEST 64 300 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 80 1972 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 11 1918 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 13 2006.......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 528 PM CST JANUARY 14 2006.......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 529 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$