000 CDUS44 KLCH 161226 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 725 AM CDT SUN SEP 16 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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 89 327 PM 98 1893 88 1 90 MINIMUM 68 1159 PM 48 1902 69 -1 69 AVERAGE 79 79 0 80 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.58 1922 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 5.47 2.70 2.77 0.75 SINCE SEP 1 5.47 2.70 2.77 0.75 SINCE JAN 1 46.79 45.40 1.39 31.47 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0 COOLING YESTERDAY 14 14 0 15 MONTH TO DATE 261 224 37 244 SINCE SEP 1 261 224 37 244 SINCE JAN 1 2564 2258 306 2737 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2 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 87 200 AM LOWEST 50 200 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 100 1933 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 48 1902 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 16 2007.....SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 712 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 17 2007.....SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$