000 CDUS44 KLCH 141030 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 429 AM CST THU DEC 14 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13 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 70 356 PM 83 1933 65 5 69 MINIMUM 51 732 AM 15 1962 44 7 38 AVERAGE 61 55 6 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.51 1920 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.48 2.21 -1.73 1.62 SINCE DEC 1 0.48 2.21 -1.73 1.62 SINCE JAN 1 44.44 58.87 -14.43 36.75 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 0.0 2001 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 4 11 -7 11 MONTH TO DATE 204 133 71 175 SINCE DEC 1 204 133 71 175 SINCE JUL 1 398 356 42 377 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 66 400 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 82 1971 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 22 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 14 2006......SUNRISE 656 AM CST SUNSET 509 PM CST DECEMBER 15 2006......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$