000 CDUS44 KLCH 161034 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 434 AM CST SAT DEC 16 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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 71 303 PM 82 1924 65 6 58 MINIMUM 51 653 AM 21 1901 44 7 41 AVERAGE 61 55 6 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.61 1961 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.49 2.55 -2.06 3.95 SINCE DEC 1 0.49 2.55 -2.06 3.95 SINCE JAN 1 44.45 59.21 -14.76 39.08 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 12 -8 15 MONTH TO DATE 215 156 59 193 SINCE DEC 1 215 156 59 193 SINCE JUL 1 409 379 30 395 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 8 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 600 AM LOWEST 57 400 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 83 1971 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 19 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 16 2006......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST DECEMBER 17 2006......SUNRISE 658 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. $$