000 CDUS44 KLCH 011031 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 530 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 78 1126 AM 87 1908 75 3 82 MINIMUM 64 1159 PM 31 1987 54 10 68 AVERAGE 71 65 6 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.42 2.15 1935 0.15 0.27 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.60 4.51 -2.91 0.15 SINCE MAR 1 1.60 4.51 -2.91 0.15 SINCE JAN 1 11.83 14.98 -3.15 8.15 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 0.0 2001 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 0 MONTH TO DATE 85 149 -64 87 SINCE MAR 1 85 149 -64 87 SINCE JUL 1 1299 1448 -149 1192 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 2 4 10 MONTH TO DATE 114 48 66 94 SINCE MAR 1 114 48 66 94 SINCE JAN 1 144 65 79 120 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1000 PM LOWEST 64 1200 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 87 1914 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 35 1937 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2007.........SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT APRIL 2 2007.........SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$