827 CDUS44 KLCH 090831 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 230 AM CST WED JAN 9 2013 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 2013... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2013 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 62 1159 PM 79 1907 59 3 72 MINIMUM 45 714 AM 17 1970 39 6 57 1942 AVERAGE 54 49 5 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.40 2.90 1961 0.15 0.25 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 3.66 1.19 2.47 0.15 SINCE DEC 1 9.46 7.31 2.15 6.36 SINCE JAN 1 3.66 1.19 2.47 0.15 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM T 1971 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 11 16 -5 0 MONTH TO DATE 148 128 20 94 SINCE DEC 1 490 592 -102 565 SINCE JUL 1 857 917 -60 906 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 PM LOWEST 71 800 AM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 80 1957 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 16 2010 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 9 2013.......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 525 PM CST JANUARY 10 2013.......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 526 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$