000 CDUS44 KLCH 241026 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 426 AM CST MON DEC 24 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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 51 351 PM 81 1931 63 -12 64 MINIMUM 34 1159 PM 9 1989 43 -9 43 AVERAGE 43 53 -10 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.57 1910 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.88 3.98 -2.10 2.40 SINCE DEC 1 1.88 3.98 -2.10 2.40 SINCE JAN 1 57.12 60.64 -3.52 46.36 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1993 0.0 0.0 0.0 1963 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 22 13 9 11 MONTH TO DATE 140 254 -114 240 SINCE DEC 1 140 254 -114 240 SINCE JUL 1 323 477 -154 434 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 1100 PM LOWEST 33 300 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 81 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 11 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 24 2007......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 514 PM CST DECEMBER 25 2007......SUNRISE 702 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. $$