715 CDUS44 KLCH 180935 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 433 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2014 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 93 MM 107 1902 94 -1 89 MINIMUM 72 MM 59 2004 72 0 64 AVERAGE 83 83 0 77 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.99 1939 0.12 MM 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.62 1.81 -0.19 2.75 SINCE JUN 1 9.65 10.54 -0.89 10.40 SINCE JAN 1 27.87 34.54 -6.67 35.66 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 18 18 0 12 MONTH TO DATE 276 306 -30 328 SINCE JUN 1 1244 1298 -54 1336 SINCE JAN 1 1655 1752 -97 1729 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 94 1000 PM LOWEST 56 100 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 94 106 2011 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 62 2004 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 18 2014........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT AUGUST 19 2014........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$