000 CDUS44 KLCH 311029 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 429 AM CST SUN DEC 31 2006 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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 73 706 AM 83 1971 62 11 76 MINIMUM 57 1058 PM 14 1917 42 15 49 AVERAGE 65 52 13 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 4.09R 2.05 1911 0.19 3.90 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 8.00 5.31 2.69 6.20 SINCE DEC 1 8.00 5.31 2.69 6.20 SINCE JAN 1 51.96 61.97 -10.01 41.33 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 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 2 MONTH TO DATE 321 345 -24 389 SINCE DEC 1 321 345 -24 389 SINCE JUL 1 515 568 -53 591 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 800 AM LOWEST 72 700 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 86 1940 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 16 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2006......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 518 PM CST JANUARY 1 2007.......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 519 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$