000 CDUS44 KLCH 031229 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 626 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2 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 75 420 PM 81 1927 63 12 51 MINIMUM 57 1045 PM 14 1951 43 14 47 AVERAGE 66 53 13 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.56 3.96 1959 0.17 1.39 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.29 0.35 1.94 1.29 SINCE DEC 1 11.78 12.11 -0.33 10.54 SINCE JAN 1 5.58 6.60 -1.02 5.54 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1980 T 0.0 MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 MM SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 13 -13 16 MONTH TO DATE 5 26 -21 32 SINCE DEC 1 617 814 -197 710 SINCE JUL 1 819 1037 -218 805 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 1200 AM LOWEST 46 400 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 83 1927 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 13 1951 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 3 2006......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 547 PM CST FEBRUARY 4 2006......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 548 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$