000 CDUS44 KLCH 241226 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 726 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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 81 157 PM 88 1929 73 8 61 MINIMUM 61 614 AM 32 1955 53 8 43 AVERAGE 71 63 8 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.59 1969 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.17 3.31 -2.14 0.14 SINCE MAR 1 1.17 3.31 -2.14 0.14 SINCE JAN 1 11.40 13.78 -2.38 8.14 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 13 MONTH TO DATE 85 124 -39 48 SINCE MAR 1 85 124 -39 48 SINCE JUL 1 1299 1423 -124 1153 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 2 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 47 32 15 75 SINCE MAR 1 47 32 15 75 SINCE JAN 1 77 49 28 101 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 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 RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 600 AM LOWEST 45 200 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 30 1915 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2007.........SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT MARCH 25 2007.........SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$