000 CDUS44 KLCH 201034 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 433 AM CST THU DEC 20 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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 78 223 PM 81 1978 64 14 78 MINIMUM 60 242 AM 20 1981 43 17 63 AVERAGE 69 54 15 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 4.37 1956 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.54 3.26 -2.72 0.49 SINCE DEC 1 0.54 3.26 -2.72 0.49 SINCE JAN 1 55.78 59.92 -4.14 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 0 12 -12 0 MONTH TO DATE 109 204 -95 220 SINCE DEC 1 109 204 -95 220 SINCE JUL 1 292 427 -135 414 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3 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 93 800 AM LOWEST 60 100 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 79 1978 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 21 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 20 2007......SUNRISE 659 AM CST SUNSET 512 PM CST DECEMBER 21 2007......SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 512 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$