871 CDUS44 KLCH 020858 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 358 AM CDT THU AUG 2 2012 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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 94 402 PM 105 1998 93 1 101 MINIMUM 77 514 AM 64 1936 73 4 76 1897 AVERAGE 86 83 3 89 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.60 1893 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.11 -0.11 0.00 SINCE JUN 1 7.95 8.84 -0.89 7.26 SINCE JAN 1 38.10 32.84 5.26 19.35 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 21 18 3 24 MONTH TO DATE 21 18 3 24 SINCE JUN 1 1079 1010 69 1217 SINCE JAN 1 1764 1464 300 1857 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4 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 94 500 AM LOWEST 52 300 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 107 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 63 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 2 2012........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT AUGUST 3 2012........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$