000 CDUS44 KLCH 181043 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 441 AM CST MON DEC 18 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 77 259 PM 82 1924 64 13 45 MINIMUM 52 549 AM 22 1901 44 8 42 AVERAGE 65 54 11 44 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.15 1995 0.18 -0.18 0.36 MONTH TO DATE 0.49 2.90 -2.41 4.31 SINCE DEC 1 0.49 2.90 -2.41 4.31 SINCE JAN 1 44.45 59.56 -15.11 39.44 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 MM 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 0 12 -12 21 MONTH TO DATE 218 180 38 234 SINCE DEC 1 218 180 38 234 SINCE JUL 1 412 403 9 436 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.8 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 93 100 AM LOWEST 43 300 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 82 1908 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 18 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2006......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 511 PM CST DECEMBER 19 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. $$