518 CDUS44 KLCH 020810 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 309 AM CDT THU AUG 2 2018 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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 92 357 PM 105 1998 93 -1 91 MINIMUM 68 607 AM 64 1936 73 -5 72 1897 AVERAGE 80 83 -3 82 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.60 1893 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.11 -0.11 0.00 SINCE JUN 1 8.87 8.84 0.03 8.67 SINCE JAN 1 40.59 32.84 7.75 33.38 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 15 18 -3 17 MONTH TO DATE 15 18 -3 17 SINCE JUN 1 1139 1010 129 986 SINCE JAN 1 1770 1464 306 1561 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 41 300 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 107 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 63 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 2 2018........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT AUGUST 3 2018........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$