000 CDUS44 KLCH 311033 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 432 AM CST WED JAN 31 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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 47 742 PM 83 1927 62 -15 71 1975 MINIMUM 41 1157 PM 21 1966 43 -2 47 AVERAGE 44 53 -9 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.12 2.77 1959 0.18 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 8.01 6.07 1.94 3.29 SINCE DEC 1 16.02 11.58 4.44 9.49 SINCE JAN 1 8.01 6.07 1.94 3.29 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.1 1949 T MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 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 21 13 8 6 MONTH TO DATE 366 416 -50 211 SINCE DEC 1 692 775 -83 600 SINCE JUL 1 886 998 -112 802 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 300 PM LOWEST 58 1200 AM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 83 1957 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 22 1936 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 31 2007.......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 544 PM CST FEBRUARY 1 2007......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 545 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$