000 CDUS44 KLCH 311025 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 425 AM CST MON DEC 31 2007 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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 67 315 PM 83 1971 62 5 73 MINIMUM 44 1107 PM 14 1917 42 2 57 AVERAGE 56 52 4 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 4.09 2006 0.19 -0.16 4.09 MONTH TO DATE 2.51 5.31 -2.80 8.00 SINCE DEC 1 2.51 5.31 -2.80 8.00 SINCE JAN 1 57.75 61.97 -4.22 51.96 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 9 13 -4 0 MONTH TO DATE 232 345 -113 321 SINCE DEC 1 232 345 -113 321 SINCE JUL 1 415 568 -153 515 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 1100 PM LOWEST 26 400 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 86 1940 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 16 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2007......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 518 PM CST JANUARY 1 2008.......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 519 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$