000 CDUS44 KLCH 011226 CLILFT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 626 AM CST TUE JAN 1 2008 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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 69 217 PM 86 1940 62 7 66 MINIMUM 37 658 AM 16 1983 42 -5 53 AVERAGE 53 52 1 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 7.10 1933 0.20 -0.20 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 2.51 5.51 -3.00 8.01 SINCE DEC 1 2.51 5.51 -3.00 8.01 SINCE JAN 1 57.75 62.17 -4.42 51.97 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM 0.0 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 12 14 -2 5 MONTH TO DATE 244 359 -115 326 SINCE DEC 1 244 359 -115 326 SINCE JUL 1 427 582 -155 520 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 700 AM LOWEST 29 200 PM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 86 1941 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 21 1984 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 1 2008.......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 519 PM CST JANUARY 2 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. $$