000 CDUS44 KLCH 231025 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 425 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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 75 247 PM 81 1970 63 12 64 MINIMUM 52 1159 PM 15 1989 43 9 47 AVERAGE 64 53 11 56 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.21 2.56 1912 0.18 0.03 0.06 MONTH TO DATE 1.88 3.80 -1.92 2.40 SINCE DEC 1 1.88 3.80 -1.92 2.40 SINCE JAN 1 57.12 60.46 -3.34 46.36 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1995 0.0 0.0 0.0 1989 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 1 13 -12 9 MONTH TO DATE 118 241 -123 229 SINCE DEC 1 118 241 -123 229 SINCE JUL 1 301 464 -163 423 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 200 AM LOWEST 59 1100 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 81 1931 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 9 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 23 2007......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 513 PM CST DECEMBER 24 2007......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 514 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$