000 CDUS44 KLCH 291247 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 645 AM CST SUN JAN 29 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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 75 139 PM 81 1957 62 13 60 MINIMUM 55 126 AM 19 1897 42 13 49 AVERAGE 65 52 13 55 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.57 2.60 1912 0.19 0.38 0.63 MONTH TO DATE 3.26 5.70 -2.44 2.38 SINCE DEC 1 9.46 11.21 -1.75 7.38 SINCE JAN 1 3.26 5.70 -2.44 2.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1961 0.0 0.0 MM 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 13 -13 10 MONTH TO DATE 204 390 -186 239 SINCE DEC 1 593 749 -156 633 SINCE JUL 1 795 972 -177 728 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 1200 AM LOWEST 64 1200 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 80 2002 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 24 1961 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 29 2006.......SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 542 PM CST JANUARY 30 2006.......SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 543 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$