000 CDUS44 KLCH 211032 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 432 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 73 415 PM 79 1978 64 9 69 MINIMUM 58 1159 PM 21 1901 43 15 64 AVERAGE 66 54 12 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.13 2.10 1928 0.18 0.95 0.16 MONTH TO DATE 1.67 3.44 -1.77 0.65 SINCE DEC 1 1.67 3.44 -1.77 0.65 SINCE JAN 1 56.91 60.10 -3.19 44.61 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1973 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 109 216 -107 220 SINCE DEC 1 109 216 -107 220 SINCE JUL 1 292 439 -147 414 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 700 PM LOWEST 78 700 AM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 80 1948 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 16 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 21 2007......SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 512 PM CST DECEMBER 22 2007......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 513 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$