439 CDUS44 KLCH 261007 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 407 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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 65 427 PM 81 1942 59 6 50 MINIMUM 38 1159 PM 9 1983 40 -2 43 AVERAGE 52 50 2 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.72 4.76 1926 0.17 1.55 1.03 MONTH TO DATE 4.91 5.26 -0.35 5.87 SINCE DEC 1 4.91 5.26 -0.35 5.87 SINCE JAN 1 52.88 55.06 -2.18 35.53 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 13 16 -3 18 MONTH TO DATE 196 369 -173 381 SINCE DEC 1 196 369 -173 381 SINCE JUL 1 563 694 -131 722 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 41 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 61 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 600 AM LOWEST 61 200 AM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 78 2008 1987 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 9 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 26 2012......SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 515 PM CST DECEMBER 27 2012......SUNRISE 708 AM CST SUNSET 515 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$