000 CDUS44 KLCH 021246 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 745 AM CDT SUN SEP 2 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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 91 238 PM 101 2000 90 1 90 MINIMUM 74 333 AM 57 1915 72 2 71 AVERAGE 83 81 2 81 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.10 3.09 1952 0.17 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.10 0.17 -0.07 0.00 SINCE SEP 1 0.10 0.17 -0.07 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 41.42 42.87 -1.45 30.72 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 18 16 2 16 MONTH TO DATE 18 16 2 16 SINCE SEP 1 18 16 2 16 SINCE JAN 1 2321 2050 271 2509 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 600 AM LOWEST 56 300 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 102 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 57 1919 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 2 2007.....SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 730 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 3 2007.....SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$