000 CDUS44 KLCH 181024 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 424 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 56 242 PM 82 1924 64 -8 77 MINIMUM 31 622 AM 22 1901 44 -13 52 AVERAGE 44 54 -10 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.15 1995 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.54 2.90 -2.36 0.49 SINCE DEC 1 0.54 2.90 -2.36 0.49 SINCE JAN 1 55.78 59.56 -3.78 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 21 12 9 0 MONTH TO DATE 99 180 -81 218 SINCE DEC 1 99 180 -81 218 SINCE JUL 1 282 403 -121 412 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 400 AM LOWEST 26 200 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 82 1908 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 18 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2007......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 511 PM CST DECEMBER 19 2007......SUNRISE 659 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. $$