397 CDUS44 KLCH 200816 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 216 AM CST THU DEC 20 2018 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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 53 500 PM 77 2012 60 -7 74 1984 MINIMUM 41 432 AM 20 1996 40 1 59 1929 1901 AVERAGE 47 50 -3 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.40 2.57 1995 0.18 0.22 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 3.66 4.28 -0.62 1.15 SINCE DEC 1 3.66 4.28 -0.62 1.15 SINCE JAN 1 62.92 54.08 8.84 46.79 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM T 1927 MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 2.1 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 MM MM 2.1 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 2.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 18 15 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 274 274 0 276 SINCE DEC 1 274 274 0 276 SINCE JUL 1 662 599 63 546 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 AM LOWEST 92 1200 AM AVERAGE 96 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 78 1978 1977 1951 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 18 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 20 2018......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 511 PM CST DECEMBER 21 2018......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 512 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$