000 CDUS44 KLCH 301009 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 408 AM CST SAT DEC 30 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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 77 155 PM 80 1984 62 15 72 MINIMUM 64 549 AM 14 1894 42 22 45 AVERAGE 71 52 19 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.42 2.94 1989 0.19 0.23 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.91 5.12 -1.21 6.20 SINCE DEC 1 3.91 5.12 -1.21 6.20 SINCE JAN 1 47.87 61.78 -13.91 41.33 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 0 13 -13 6 MONTH TO DATE 321 332 -11 387 SINCE DEC 1 321 332 -11 387 SINCE JUL 1 515 555 -40 589 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 1200 AM LOWEST 56 200 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 83 1971 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 14 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 30 2006......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST DECEMBER 31 2006......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 518 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$