000 CDUS44 KLCH 271035 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 435 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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 66 400 PM 79 1942 63 3 53 MINIMUM 40 132 AM 16 1983 43 -3 36 AVERAGE 53 53 0 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.36 4.87 1982 0.19 0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.24 4.55 -2.31 3.49 SINCE DEC 1 2.24 4.55 -2.31 3.49 SINCE JAN 1 57.48 61.21 -3.73 47.45 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM 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 12 13 -1 20 MONTH TO DATE 192 293 -101 292 SINCE DEC 1 192 293 -101 292 SINCE JUL 1 375 516 -141 486 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6 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 HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 100 AM LOWEST 72 1100 AM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 82 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 24 1935 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 27 2007......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 515 PM CST DECEMBER 28 2007......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 516 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$