000 CDUS44 KLCH 011246 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 745 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2007... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2007 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 87 246 PM 92 1955 81 6 83 MINIMUM 63 605 AM 45 1965 61 2 66 AVERAGE 75 71 4 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.78 1940 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 5.99 4.72 1.27 7.30 SINCE MAR 1 7.59 9.23 -1.64 7.45 SINCE JAN 1 17.82 19.70 -1.88 15.45 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 0.0 2001 MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 T T 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 62 43 19 2 SINCE MAR 1 147 192 -45 89 SINCE JUL 1 1361 1491 -130 1194 COOLING YESTERDAY 10 7 3 10 MONTH TO DATE 130 127 3 279 SINCE MAR 1 244 175 69 373 SINCE JAN 1 274 192 82 399 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 200 AM LOWEST 36 200 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 93 1901 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 42 1925 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 1 2007...........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT MAY 2 2007...........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$