015 CDUS44 KLCH 130839 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 339 AM CDT WED MAY 13 2015 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 2015... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2015 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 79 142 PM 92 2005 85 -6 88 2002 1916 MINIMUM 68 1159 PM 44 1960 63 5 71 AVERAGE 74 74 0 80 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.91 2004 0.14 -0.14 0.48 MONTH TO DATE 0.07 1.67 -1.60 0.94 SINCE MAR 1 13.17 11.27 1.90 8.64 SINCE JAN 1 18.27 20.95 -2.68 15.02 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 9 9 0 15 MONTH TO DATE 115 88 27 98 SINCE MAR 1 311 230 81 223 SINCE JAN 1 312 247 65 234 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 600 AM LOWEST 71 100 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 93 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 46 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 13 2015...........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT MAY 14 2015...........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$