000 CDUS44 KLCH 191252 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 752 AM CDT SUN AUG 19 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 1200 PM 99 1896 91 1 94 MINIMUM 77 1200 PM 66 1992 73 4 75 AVERAGE 85 82 3 85 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.10 2.51 2002 0.15 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.46 2.93 -0.47 0.66 SINCE JUN 1 15.09 15.64 -0.55 9.90 SINCE JAN 1 40.15 40.65 -0.50 26.26 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 20 17 3 20 MONTH TO DATE 387 313 74 365 SINCE JUN 1 1436 1307 129 1474 SINCE JAN 1 2056 1818 238 2245 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 0.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 63 1200 PM LOWEST 63 1200 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 100 1896 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 65 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 19 2007........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT AUGUST 20 2007........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$