000 CDUS44 KLCH 301025 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 425 AM CST SUN DEC 30 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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 58 324 PM 80 1984 62 -4 77 MINIMUM 46 722 AM 14 1894 42 4 64 AVERAGE 52 52 0 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.94 1989 0.19 -0.19 0.42 MONTH TO DATE 2.48 5.12 -2.64 3.91 SINCE DEC 1 2.48 5.12 -2.64 3.91 SINCE JAN 1 57.72 61.78 -4.06 47.87 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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 13 13 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 223 332 -109 321 SINCE DEC 1 223 332 -109 321 SINCE JUL 1 406 555 -149 515 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 77 200 AM LOWEST 55 100 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 83 1971 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 14 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 30 2007......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST DECEMBER 31 2007......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 518 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$