063 CDUS44 KLCH 081030 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 530 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 91 208 PM 93 1952 83 8 86 1905 MINIMUM 66 1113 PM 41 1898 61 5 54 AVERAGE 79 72 7 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.80 1893 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE T 1.00 -1.00 0.65 SINCE MAR 1 12.08 10.60 1.48 5.57 SINCE JAN 1 29.14 20.28 8.86 10.86 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 14 8 6 5 MONTH TO DATE 103 47 56 30 SINCE MAR 1 383 189 194 307 SINCE JAN 1 412 206 206 341 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 41 200 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 91 2003 2002 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 43 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 8 2012...........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT MAY 9 2012...........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$