018 CDUS44 KLCH 210831 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 331 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2014 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 96 326 PM 105 1999 94 2 90 1925 1909 MINIMUM 71 434 AM 63 1943 72 -1 67 1940 AVERAGE 84 82 2 79 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.84 2013 0.12 -0.12 1.84 MONTH TO DATE 1.99 2.18 -0.19 4.59 SINCE JUN 1 10.02 10.91 -0.89 12.24 SINCE JAN 1 28.24 34.91 -6.67 37.50 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 19 18 1 14 MONTH TO DATE 334 360 -26 369 SINCE JUN 1 1302 1352 -50 1377 SINCE JAN 1 1713 1806 -93 1770 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 46 300 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 94 104 1999 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 57 1940 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 21 2014........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT AUGUST 22 2014........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$