577 CDUS44 KLCH 081000 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 359 AM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 74 324 PM 85 1924 62 12 45 MINIMUM 49 457 AM 17 1950 41 8 28 AVERAGE 62 51 11 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.45 1916 0.25 -0.25 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.32 1.80 -1.48 0.97 SINCE DEC 1 0.32 1.80 -1.48 0.97 SINCE JAN 1 48.29 51.60 -3.31 30.63 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0 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 3 14 -11 28 MONTH TO DATE 13 95 -82 100 SINCE DEC 1 13 95 -82 100 SINCE JUL 1 380 420 -40 441 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 61 400 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 83 2007 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 20 1910 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 8 2012......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 508 PM CST DECEMBER 9 2012......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 508 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$