000 CDUS44 KLCH 311247 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 645 AM CST TUE JAN 31 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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 71 251 PM 83 1927 62 9 53 1975 MINIMUM 47 1159 PM 21 1966 43 4 46 AVERAGE 59 53 6 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.77 1959 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.29 6.07 -2.78 2.38 SINCE DEC 1 9.49 11.58 -2.09 7.38 SINCE JAN 1 3.29 6.07 -2.78 2.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.1 1949 T 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 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 6 13 -7 15 MONTH TO DATE 211 416 -205 268 SINCE DEC 1 600 775 -175 662 SINCE JUL 1 802 998 -196 757 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 300 AM LOWEST 26 400 PM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 83 1957 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 22 1936 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 31 2006.......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 544 PM CST FEBRUARY 1 2006......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 545 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$