000 CDUS44 KLCH 241031 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 430 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2004 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 2004... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1930 TO 2004 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 38 407 PM 80 1931 59 -21 64 MINIMUM 28 1159 PM 7 1989 39 -11 40 AVERAGE 33 49 -16 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.93 1939 0.21 -0.21 0.38 MONTH TO DATE 3.81 4.71 -0.90 2.60 SINCE DEC 1 3.81 4.71 -0.90 2.60 SINCE JAN 1 63.72 59.76 3.96 42.80 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM T 1963 0.0 MM MM 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 0.0 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 16 16 13 MONTH TO DATE 330 323 7 364 SINCE DEC 1 330 323 7 364 SINCE JUL 1 493 607 -114 576 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 100 AM LOWEST 52 400 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 78 1933 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 8 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 24 2004......SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 514 PM CST DECEMBER 25 2004......SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 514 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$