721 CDUS44 KLCH 070929 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 429 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 78 449 PM 95 1906 83 -5 91 MINIMUM 46 403 AM 38 1954 61 -15 70 AVERAGE 62 72 -10 81 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.20 1935 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.85 -0.71 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 4.73 10.45 -5.72 12.08 SINCE JAN 1 21.18 20.13 1.05 29.14 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 0 7 -7 16 MONTH TO DATE 10 39 -29 89 SINCE MAR 1 119 181 -62 369 SINCE JAN 1 137 198 -61 398 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 1200 AM LOWEST 39 200 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 93 1952 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 41 1898 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 7 2013...........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT MAY 8 2013...........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$