000 CDUS44 KLCH 141047 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 546 AM CDT TUE AUG 14 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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 101R 402 PM 100 1951 91 10 96 MINIMUM 78 602 AM 60 1931 73 5 76 AVERAGE 90 82 8 86 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.82 1934 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.11 2.18 -1.07 0.05 SINCE JUN 1 13.74 14.89 -1.15 9.29 SINCE JAN 1 38.80 39.90 -1.10 25.65 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 25 17 8 21 MONTH TO DATE 285 228 57 256 SINCE JUN 1 1334 1222 112 1365 SINCE JAN 1 1954 1733 221 2136 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 79 1200 AM LOWEST 29 300 PM AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 100 1951 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 60 1931 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 14 2007........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT AUGUST 15 2007........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$