000 CDUS44 KLCH 241018 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 418 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 23 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 61 1201 AM 83 1933 62 -1 43 1972 MINIMUM 50 1159 PM 19 1948 42 8 30 AVERAGE 56 52 4 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.16 3.75 1932 0.20 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.69 4.73 -2.04 1.75 SINCE DEC 1 8.89 10.24 -1.35 6.75 SINCE JAN 1 2.69 4.73 -2.04 1.75 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.2 1948 0.0 0.0 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 9 14 -5 28 MONTH TO DATE 161 322 -161 184 SINCE DEC 1 550 681 -131 578 SINCE JUL 1 752 904 -152 673 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 100 AM LOWEST 77 300 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 82 1972 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 14 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 24 2006.......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 538 PM CST JANUARY 25 2006.......SUNRISE 702 AM CST SUNSET 539 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$