081 CDUS44 KLCH 310916 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 416 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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 93 231 PM 98 1921 88 5 95 1896 MINIMUM 74 510 AM 50 1984 67 7 71 AVERAGE 84 78 6 83 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.84 1941 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.45 4.55 -4.10 1.88 SINCE MAR 1 12.53 14.15 -1.62 6.80 SINCE JAN 1 29.59 23.83 5.76 12.09 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 19 12 7 18 MONTH TO DATE 362 281 81 311 SINCE MAR 1 642 423 219 588 SINCE JAN 1 671 440 231 622 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 500 AM LOWEST 46 200 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 99 1998 1906 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 50 1984 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 31 2012...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT JUNE 1 2012..........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$