181 CDUS44 KLCH 150818 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 317 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2016 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 2016... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2016 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 89 218 PM 94 1899 85 4 89 MINIMUM 59 547 AM 48 1971 63 -4 68 AVERAGE 74 74 0 79 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.57 1987 0.14 -0.14 T MONTH TO DATE 0.82 1.94 -1.12 0.08 SINCE MAR 1 13.02 11.54 1.48 13.18 SINCE JAN 1 19.50 21.22 -1.72 18.28 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 9 9 0 14 MONTH TO DATE 91 106 -15 137 SINCE MAR 1 279 248 31 333 SINCE JAN 1 287 265 22 334 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 100 AM LOWEST 37 400 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 94 1899 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 45 1907 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 15 2016...........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT MAY 16 2016...........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$