607 CDUS44 KLCH 060834 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 333 AM CDT MON MAY 6 2013 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 67 447 PM 94 1952 83 -16 89 MINIMUM 42 544 AM 41 1954 61 -19 71 AVERAGE 55 72 -17 80 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.44 1960 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.70 -0.56 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 4.73 10.30 -5.57 12.08 SINCE JAN 1 21.18 19.98 1.20 29.14 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 0 7 -7 15 MONTH TO DATE 10 32 -22 73 SINCE MAR 1 119 174 -55 353 SINCE JAN 1 137 191 -54 382 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 600 AM LOWEST 37 400 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 95 1906 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 38 1954 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 6 2013...........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT MAY 7 2013...........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$