402 CDUS44 KLCH 240840 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 338 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 90 135 PM 97 2005 87 3 91 MINIMUM 68 1159 PM 50 1954 65 3 65 AVERAGE 79 76 3 78 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.10 2.09 1952 0.18 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.86 3.43 -0.57 0.45 SINCE MAR 1 7.45 13.03 -5.58 12.53 SINCE JAN 1 23.90 22.71 1.19 29.59 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 14 11 3 13 MONTH TO DATE 145 198 -53 254 SINCE MAR 1 254 340 -86 534 SINCE JAN 1 272 357 -85 563 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 59 100 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 96 2005 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 51 1967 1917 1893 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT MAY 25 2013...........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$