394 CDUS44 KLCH 080825 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 322 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2014 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2014... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2014 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 87 222 PM 93 1952 83 4 83 1905 MINIMUM 60 151 AM 41 1898 61 -1 54 AVERAGE 74 72 2 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.80 1893 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 1.00 -1.00 0.14 SINCE MAR 1 7.70 10.60 -2.90 4.73 SINCE JAN 1 14.08 20.28 -6.20 21.18 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 9 8 1 4 MONTH TO DATE 34 47 -13 14 SINCE MAR 1 159 189 -30 123 SINCE JAN 1 170 206 -36 141 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 200 AM LOWEST 38 900 AM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 91 2003 2002 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 43 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 8 2014...........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT MAY 9 2014...........SUNRISE 618 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. $$