000 CDUS44 KLCH 171023 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 423 AM CST MON DEC 17 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 50 350 PM 83 1971 64 -14 74 MINIMUM 35 1144 PM 19 1901 44 -9 50 AVERAGE 43 54 -11 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.20 1922 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.54 2.72 -2.18 0.49 SINCE DEC 1 0.54 2.72 -2.18 0.49 SINCE JAN 1 55.78 59.38 -3.60 44.45 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 22 12 10 3 MONTH TO DATE 78 168 -90 218 SINCE DEC 1 78 168 -90 218 SINCE JUL 1 261 391 -130 412 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8 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 82 1100 PM LOWEST 42 300 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 82 1924 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 22 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2007......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST DECEMBER 18 2007......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 511 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$