000 CDUS44 KLCH 151246 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 645 AM CST FRI DEC 15 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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 61 303 PM 82 1971 65 -4 73 MINIMUM 54 1159 PM 22 1917 44 10 51 AVERAGE 58 55 3 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 2.33 2005 0.17 -0.16 2.33 MONTH TO DATE 0.49 2.38 -1.89 3.95 SINCE DEC 1 0.49 2.38 -1.89 3.95 SINCE JAN 1 44.45 59.04 -14.59 39.08 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1997 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 7 11 -4 3 MONTH TO DATE 211 144 67 178 SINCE DEC 1 211 144 67 178 SINCE JUL 1 405 367 38 380 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 78 300 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 82 1924 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 21 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 15 2006......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST DECEMBER 16 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. $$