000 CDUS44 KLCH 221245 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 745 AM CDT THU JUN 22 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 21 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 92 1219 PM 102 1897 90 2 92 MINIMUM 77 609 AM 62 1976 72 5 71 AVERAGE 85 81 4 82 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.00 1942 0.21 -0.21 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.78 4.13 -3.35 2.74 SINCE JUN 1 0.78 4.13 -3.35 2.74 SINCE JAN 1 17.14 29.14 -12.00 16.95 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 20 16 4 17 MONTH TO DATE 369 313 56 352 SINCE JUN 1 369 313 56 352 SINCE JAN 1 1140 824 316 920 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 400 AM LOWEST 49 1200 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 103 1897 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 62 1976 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JUNE 22 2006..........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT JUNE 23 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. $$