603 CDUS44 KLCH 310946 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 345 AM CST SUN DEC 31 2017 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 2017... 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) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 50 1232 PM 80 1973 59 -9 54 MINIMUM 42 1159 PM 14 1983 39 3 36 AVERAGE 46 49 -3 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.12 3.40 2006 0.13 -0.01 T MONTH TO DATE 1.34 5.99 -4.65 8.77 SINCE DEC 1 1.34 5.99 -4.65 8.77 SINCE JAN 1 46.98 55.79 -8.81 55.74 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM MM MONTH TO DATE 2.1 MM MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 2.1 MM MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 2.1 MM MM 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 19 16 3 20 MONTH TO DATE 458 449 9 361 SINCE DEC 1 458 449 9 361 SINCE JUL 1 728 774 -46 536 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 800 PM LOWEST 65 200 AM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 81 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 13 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2017......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 518 PM CST JANUARY 1 2018.......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 519 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$