261 CDUS43 KIND 170534 CLILAF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 133 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ................................... ...THE LAFAYETTE IN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ...................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 81 253 PM 50 31 62 MINIMUM 58 704 AM 31 27 35 AVERAGE 70 41 29 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.08 -0.08 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 1.00 1.30 -0.30 2.00 SINCE MAR 1 1.00 1.30 -0.30 2.00 SINCE JAN 1 4.55 4.92 -0.37 5.39 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 24 -24 16 MONTH TO DATE 240 434 -194 393 SINCE MAR 1 240 434 -194 393 SINCE JUL 1 3904 4768 -864 4864 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 0 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 14 0 14 0 SINCE MAR 1 14 0 14 0 SINCE JAN 1 14 0 14 0 ...................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 500 AM LOWEST 36 500 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE LAFAYETTE IN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2012.........SUNRISE 755 AM EDT SUNSET 757 PM EDT MARCH 18 2012.........SUNRISE 754 AM EDT SUNSET 758 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$