650 CDUS44 KLCH 080827 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 327 AM CDT WED AUG 8 2012 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 91 305 PM 104 1947 93 -2 101 MINIMUM 73 834 AM 63 2004 72 1 77 1957 AVERAGE 82 83 -1 89 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.37 5.70 1998 0.12 1.25 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.55 0.79 0.76 0.00 SINCE JUN 1 9.50 9.52 -0.02 7.26 SINCE JAN 1 39.65 33.52 6.13 19.35 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 17 18 -1 24 MONTH TO DATE 142 126 16 165 SINCE JUN 1 1200 1118 82 1358 SINCE JAN 1 1885 1572 313 1998 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 94 1100 AM LOWEST 59 200 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 106 1947 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 64 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 8 2012........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT AUGUST 9 2012........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$