137 CDUS44 KLCH 042207 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 507 PM CDT THU MAY 4 2017 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2017... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2017 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 68 342 PM 94 1952 83 -15 80 1943 MINIMUM 55 651 AM 38 2013 60 -5 52 AVERAGE 62 71 -9 66 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.09 4.53 1941 0.15 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.91 0.55 0.36 0.82 SINCE MAR 1 13.96 10.15 3.81 13.02 SINCE JAN 1 21.67 19.83 1.84 19.50 DEGREE DAYS COOLING TODAY 0 7 -7 1 MONTH TO DATE 0 25 -25 16 SINCE MAR 1 262 167 95 204 SINCE JAN 1 344 184 160 212 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 200 AM LOWEST 52 300 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 94 1952 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 41 1954 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 4 2017...........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT MAY 5 2017...........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$