073 CDUS44 KLCH 040830 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 227 AM CST WED JAN 4 2012 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2012 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 51 412 PM 79 1907 59 -8 55 MINIMUM 23 715 AM 12 1979 39 -16 26 AVERAGE 37 49 -12 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.17 1991 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.41 -0.41 0.01 SINCE DEC 1 6.21 6.53 -0.32 1.55 SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.41 -0.41 0.01 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1985 MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 16 12 24 MONTH TO DATE 56 48 8 65 SINCE DEC 1 527 512 15 581 SINCE JUL 1 868 837 31 872 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 81 800 AM LOWEST 16 300 PM AVERAGE 49 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 81 1989 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 11 1911 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 4 2012.......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 521 PM CST JANUARY 5 2012.......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 521 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$