000 CDUS44 KLCH 091231 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 631 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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 82 127 PM 84 1922 66 16 46 MINIMUM 70 1119 PM 25 2006 45 25 25 AVERAGE 76 56 20 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.85 1921 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.02 1.36 -1.34 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 0.02 1.36 -1.34 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 55.26 58.02 -2.76 43.96 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 10 -10 29 MONTH TO DATE 45 78 -33 166 SINCE DEC 1 45 78 -33 166 SINCE JUL 1 228 301 -73 360 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 700 AM LOWEST 62 200 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 83 1894 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 16 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 9 2007......SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 508 PM CST DECEMBER 10 2007......SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 508 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$