000 CDUS44 KLCH 221027 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 426 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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 66 425 PM 80 1948 64 2 71 MINIMUM 48 717 AM 16 1901 43 5 64 AVERAGE 57 54 3 68 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.15 1912 0.18 -0.18 1.69 MONTH TO DATE 1.67 3.62 -1.95 2.34 SINCE DEC 1 1.67 3.62 -1.95 2.34 SINCE JAN 1 56.91 60.28 -3.37 46.30 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM T 1935 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 8 12 -4 0 MONTH TO DATE 117 228 -111 220 SINCE DEC 1 117 228 -111 220 SINCE JUL 1 300 451 -151 414 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 900 AM LOWEST 72 1200 AM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 81 1970 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 15 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 22 2007......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 513 PM CST DECEMBER 23 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. $$