865 CDUS44 KLCH 310905 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 403 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 78 505 PM 105 1954 93 -15 95 MINIMUM 73 1159 PM 57 1986 70 3 70 1906 1893 AVERAGE 76 82 -6 83 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 2.56R 2.12 1962 0.12 2.44 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 5.10 3.39 1.71 4.68 SINCE JUN 1 13.13 12.12 1.01 12.33 SINCE JAN 1 31.35 36.12 -4.77 37.59 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 11 16 -5 18 MONTH TO DATE 513 529 -16 546 SINCE JUN 1 1481 1521 -40 1554 SINCE JAN 1 1892 1975 -83 1947 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 800 AM LOWEST 85 500 PM AVERAGE 93 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 108 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 59 1893 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 31 2014........SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 1 2014.....SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$