000 CDUS44 KLCH 011054 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 553 AM CDT WED AUG 1 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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 91 1116 AM 103 1899 91 0 93 MINIMUM 76 104 PM 67 1914 74 2 76 AVERAGE 84 83 1 85 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 2.75 3.28 1960 0.19 2.56 T MONTH TO DATE 7.28 6.65 0.63 8.37 SINCE JUN 1 12.63 12.71 -0.08 9.24 SINCE JAN 1 37.69 37.72 -0.03 25.60 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 19 18 1 20 MONTH TO DATE 537 533 4 569 SINCE JUN 1 1049 994 55 1109 SINCE JAN 1 1669 1505 164 1880 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 94 100 PM LOWEST 64 1100 AM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 102 1986 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 65 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 1 2007........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT AUGUST 2 2007........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$