000 CDUS44 KLCH 161044 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 543 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 92 1147 AM 101 1951 91 1 98 MINIMUM 77 554 AM 58 2004 73 4 79 AVERAGE 85 82 3 89 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.31 6.18 1949 0.15 0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.73 2.48 -0.75 0.05 SINCE JUN 1 14.36 15.19 -0.83 9.29 SINCE JAN 1 39.42 40.20 -0.78 25.65 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 20 17 3 24 MONTH TO DATE 328 262 66 302 SINCE JUN 1 1377 1256 121 1411 SINCE JAN 1 1997 1767 230 2182 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 91 700 AM LOWEST 60 1200 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 101 1951 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 61 2004 1929 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 16 2007........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT AUGUST 17 2007........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$