307 CDUS44 KLCH 010850 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 348 AM CDT THU AUG 1 2013 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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 97 451 PM 103 1998 93 4 97 1930 MINIMUM 74 531 AM 63 1897 73 1 76 AVERAGE 86 83 3 87 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.25 1923 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.46 3.63 -0.17 4.99 SINCE JUN 1 7.65 8.73 -1.08 7.95 SINCE JAN 1 32.91 32.73 0.18 38.10 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 21 18 3 22 MONTH TO DATE 527 539 -12 554 SINCE JUN 1 1008 992 16 1058 SINCE JAN 1 1401 1446 -45 1743 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 94 300 AM LOWEST 40 500 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 105 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 64 1936 1897 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 1 2013........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT AUGUST 2 2013........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$