000 CDUS44 KLCH 161019 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 419 AM CST SUN DEC 16 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 78 1221 PM 82 1924 65 13 71 MINIMUM 42 1159 PM 21 1901 44 -2 51 AVERAGE 60 55 5 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.25 2.61 1961 0.17 0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.54 2.55 -2.01 0.49 SINCE DEC 1 0.54 2.55 -2.01 0.49 SINCE JAN 1 55.78 59.21 -3.43 44.45 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM 0.0 MM 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 5 12 -7 4 MONTH TO DATE 56 156 -100 215 SINCE DEC 1 56 156 -100 215 SINCE JUL 1 239 379 -140 409 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 200 AM LOWEST 51 600 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 83 1971 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 19 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 16 2007......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST DECEMBER 17 2007......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$