000 CDUS44 KLCH 241037 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 436 AM CST WED JAN 24 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 23 2007... 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 50 1256 PM 83 1933 62 -12 61 1972 MINIMUM 44 1159 PM 19 1948 42 2 50 AVERAGE 47 52 -5 56 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.14 3.75 1932 0.20 -0.06 0.16 MONTH TO DATE 6.24 4.73 1.51 2.69 SINCE DEC 1 14.25 10.24 4.01 8.89 SINCE JAN 1 6.24 4.73 1.51 2.69 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 2.2 1948 0.0 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 18 14 4 9 MONTH TO DATE 241 322 -81 161 SINCE DEC 1 567 681 -114 550 SINCE JUL 1 761 904 -143 752 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 700 PM LOWEST 61 1200 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 82 1972 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 14 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 24 2007.......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 538 PM CST JANUARY 25 2007.......SUNRISE 702 AM CST SUNSET 539 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$