000 CDUS44 KLCH 281134 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 634 AM CDT MON AUG 28 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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 91 1138 AM 101 1924 91 0 97 MINIMUM 74 556 AM 61 1896 72 2 78 AVERAGE 83 82 1 88 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.72 3.77 1967 0.16 1.56 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 5.07 4.32 0.75 2.86 SINCE JUN 1 14.31 17.03 -2.72 8.93 SINCE JAN 1 30.67 42.04 -11.37 23.14 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 18 16 2 23 MONTH TO DATE 538 465 73 546 SINCE JUN 1 1647 1459 188 1683 SINCE JAN 1 2418 1970 448 2251 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 600 AM LOWEST 63 1000 AM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 99 1902 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 61 1896 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 28 2006........SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT AUGUST 29 2006........SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$