000 CDUS44 KLCH 271016 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 516 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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 1255 PM 87 1907 74 7 71 MINIMUM 61 448 AM 34 1955 54 7 42 AVERAGE 71 64 7 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.06 1967 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.17 3.76 -2.59 0.14 SINCE MAR 1 1.17 3.76 -2.59 0.14 SINCE JAN 1 11.40 14.23 -2.83 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 3 -3 8 MONTH TO DATE 85 134 -49 82 SINCE MAR 1 85 134 -49 82 SINCE JUL 1 1299 1433 -134 1187 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 2 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 70 38 32 75 SINCE MAR 1 70 38 32 75 SINCE JAN 1 100 55 45 101 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3 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 93 600 AM LOWEST 45 100 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 29 1955 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 27 2007.........SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT MARCH 28 2007.........SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$