040 CDUS44 KLCH 222040 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 229 PM CST THU FEB 22 2018 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 2018... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2018 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 77 404 PM 83 1986 65 12 72 MINIMUM 60 1159 PM 28 1978 42 18 58 1964 1901 AVERAGE 69 53 16 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 2.57 3.97 1989 0.17 2.40 0.15 MONTH TO DATE 6.84 3.35 3.49 1.88 SINCE DEC 1 14.26 14.69 -0.43 16.70 SINCE JAN 1 11.93 8.57 3.36 7.65 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 2.9 MM MM 0.5 SINCE JUL 1 2.9 MM MM 0.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 12 -12 0 MONTH TO DATE 190 296 -106 115 SINCE DEC 1 1340 1262 78 780 SINCE JUL 1 1610 1587 23 955 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 600 AM LOWEST 79 300 PM AVERAGE 88 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 82 1993 1909 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 21 1978 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 22 2018......SUNRISE 645 AM CST SUNSET 603 PM CST FEBRUARY 23 2018......SUNRISE 643 AM CST SUNSET 604 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$