703 CDUS44 KLCH 141015 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 515 AM CDT WED AUG 14 2013 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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 97 142 PM 104 1948 94 3 93 MINIMUM 74 1154 PM 58 1893 72 2 76 AVERAGE 86 83 3 85 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.84 2.53 1968 0.09 0.75 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.98 1.35 -0.37 2.49 SINCE JUN 1 8.63 10.08 -1.45 10.44 SINCE JAN 1 33.89 34.08 -0.19 40.59 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 21 18 3 20 MONTH TO DATE 275 234 41 253 SINCE JUN 1 1283 1226 57 1311 SINCE JAN 1 1676 1680 -4 1996 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 94 500 AM LOWEST 48 100 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 94 103 2007 1962 1948 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 54 2004 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 14 2013........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT AUGUST 15 2013........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$