000 CDUS44 KLCH 171041 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 440 AM CST SUN DEC 17 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 74 230 PM 83 1971 64 10 50 MINIMUM 50 737 AM 19 1901 44 6 40 AVERAGE 62 54 8 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.20 1922 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.49 2.72 -2.23 3.95 SINCE DEC 1 0.49 2.72 -2.23 3.95 SINCE JAN 1 44.45 59.38 -14.93 39.08 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 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 3 12 -9 20 MONTH TO DATE 218 168 50 213 SINCE DEC 1 218 168 50 213 SINCE JUL 1 412 391 21 415 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 500 AM LOWEST 68 200 PM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 82 1924 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 22 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2006......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST DECEMBER 18 2006......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 511 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$