000 CDUS44 KLCH 301231 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 631 AM CST MON JAN 30 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 29 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 75 325 PM 80 2002 62 13 54 MINIMUM 52 1121 PM 24 1961 43 9 47 AVERAGE 64 53 11 51 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 2.05 1918 0.19 -0.16 T MONTH TO DATE 3.29 5.89 -2.60 2.38 SINCE DEC 1 9.49 11.40 -1.91 7.38 SINCE JAN 1 3.29 5.89 -2.60 2.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1979 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 1 13 -12 14 MONTH TO DATE 205 403 -198 253 SINCE DEC 1 594 762 -168 647 SINCE JUL 1 796 985 -189 742 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 700 AM LOWEST 25 200 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 83 1927 1975 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 21 1966 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 30 2006.......SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 543 PM CST JANUARY 31 2006.......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 544 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$