000 CDUS44 KLCH 021038 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 536 AM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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 90 241 PM 102 1986 91 -1 91 MINIMUM 76 1159 PM 65 1923 74 2 75 AVERAGE 83 83 0 83 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.06 1.72 1935 0.18 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.06 0.18 -0.12 0.00 SINCE JUN 1 12.69 12.89 -0.20 9.24 SINCE JAN 1 37.75 37.90 -0.15 25.60 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 18 18 0 18 MONTH TO DATE 18 18 0 18 SINCE JUN 1 1067 1012 55 1127 SINCE JAN 1 1687 1523 164 1898 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 91 200 AM LOWEST 59 100 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 102 1922 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 64 1925 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 2 2007........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT AUGUST 3 2007........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$