000 CDUS44 KLCH 231229 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 729 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 94 432 PM 101 1921 91 3 94 MINIMUM 77 601 AM 60 1956 73 4 76 AVERAGE 86 82 4 85 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.29 1964 0.15 -0.15 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 2.47 3.53 -1.06 0.80 SINCE JUN 1 15.10 16.24 -1.14 10.04 SINCE JAN 1 40.16 41.25 -1.09 26.40 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 21 17 4 20 MONTH TO DATE 469 381 88 448 SINCE JUN 1 1518 1375 143 1557 SINCE JAN 1 2138 1886 252 2328 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 91 100 AM LOWEST 52 300 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 101 1921 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 59 1956 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 23 2007........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 741 PM CDT AUGUST 24 2007........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$