000 CDUS44 KLCH 201245 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 745 AM CDT TUE JUN 20 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 19 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 90 223 PM 100 1953 90 0 89 MINIMUM 73 1159 PM 60 1899 72 1 69 AVERAGE 82 81 1 79 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.33 5.71 1961 0.21 0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.78 3.71 -2.93 2.74 SINCE JUN 1 0.78 3.71 -2.93 2.74 SINCE JAN 1 17.14 28.72 -11.58 16.95 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 17 16 1 14 MONTH TO DATE 333 281 52 320 SINCE JUN 1 333 281 52 320 SINCE JAN 1 1104 792 312 888 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 600 AM LOWEST 52 1200 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 100 1936 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 61 1899 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JUNE 20 2006..........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT JUNE 21 2006..........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$