000 CDUS44 KLCH 291246 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 645 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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 71 850 AM 81 1984 62 9 71 MINIMUM 51 1159 PM 20 1925 43 8 40 AVERAGE 61 53 8 56 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.24 3.22 1900 0.19 0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.48 4.93 -2.45 3.49 SINCE DEC 1 2.48 4.93 -2.45 3.49 SINCE JAN 1 57.72 61.59 -3.87 47.45 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1939 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 4 13 -9 9 MONTH TO DATE 210 319 -109 321 SINCE DEC 1 210 319 -109 321 SINCE JUL 1 393 542 -149 515 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 800 AM LOWEST 56 200 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 80 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 14 1894 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 29 2007......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST DECEMBER 30 2007......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$