498 CDUS44 KLCH 010942 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 339 AM CST TUE JAN 1 2019 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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 73 907 AM 81 1984 59 14 42 MINIMUM 51 1054 PM 13 1983 39 12 25 AVERAGE 62 49 13 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.27 2.39 1911 0.13 0.14 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 7.75 6.12 1.63 2.33 SINCE DEC 1 7.75 6.12 1.63 2.33 SINCE JAN 1 67.01 55.92 11.09 47.97 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM 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 3 16 -13 31 MONTH TO DATE 405 465 -60 489 SINCE DEC 1 405 464 -59 489 SINCE JUL 1 793 789 4 759 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 86 300 PM AVERAGE 93 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 81 1952 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 17 1964 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 1 2019.......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 518 PM CST JANUARY 2 2019.......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. $$