211 CDUS44 KLCH 080832 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 331 AM CDT THU AUG 8 2013 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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 98 349 PM 104 1947 93 5 91 MINIMUM 78 358 AM 63 2004 72 6 73 1957 AVERAGE 88 83 5 82 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 5.70 1998 0.12 -0.12 1.37 MONTH TO DATE T 0.79 -0.79 1.55 SINCE JUN 1 7.65 9.52 -1.87 9.50 SINCE JAN 1 32.91 33.52 -0.61 39.65 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 23 18 5 17 MONTH TO DATE 152 126 26 142 SINCE JUN 1 1160 1118 42 1200 SINCE JAN 1 1553 1572 -19 1885 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 300 AM LOWEST 38 500 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 106 1947 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 64 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 8 2013........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT AUGUST 9 2013........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$