171 CDUS44 KLCH 090842 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 241 AM CST MON JAN 9 2012 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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 72 326 PM 79 1907 59 13 56 MINIMUM 57 256 AM 17 1970 39 18 35 1942 AVERAGE 65 49 16 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 2.90 1961 0.15 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.15 1.19 -1.04 0.12 SINCE DEC 1 6.36 7.31 -0.95 1.66 SINCE JAN 1 0.15 1.19 -1.04 0.12 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1971 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 0 16 -16 19 MONTH TO DATE 94 128 -34 124 SINCE DEC 1 565 592 -27 640 SINCE JUL 1 906 917 -11 931 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 200 AM LOWEST 73 400 PM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 80 1957 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 16 2010 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 9 2012.......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 524 PM CST JANUARY 10 2012.......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 525 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$