003 CDUS44 KLCH 100824 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 222 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2012 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 9 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 65 1056 AM 80 1957 59 6 43 MINIMUM 55 623 PM 16 2010 39 16 34 AVERAGE 60 49 11 39 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.77 2.93 1968 0.14 0.63 0.12 MONTH TO DATE 0.92 1.33 -0.41 0.24 SINCE DEC 1 7.13 7.45 -0.32 1.78 SINCE JAN 1 0.92 1.33 -0.41 0.24 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1971 MM MM 0.0 1968 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 5 16 -11 26 MONTH TO DATE 99 144 -45 150 SINCE DEC 1 570 608 -38 666 SINCE JUL 1 911 933 -22 957 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 90 1000 PM AVERAGE 95 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 81 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 10 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 10 2012.......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 525 PM CST JANUARY 11 2012.......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 526 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$