AFOS product CLIAEX
Dates interpreted at 00:00 UTC
Download date range (UTC midnight)
Bulk Download Bulk Download
789 
CDUS44 KLCH 090843
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
343 AM CDT TUE APR 9 2013


................................... 

...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         80   1203 PM  89    2011  76      4       81       
  MINIMUM         59    132 AM  34    1939  52      7       54       
                                      1898                          
  AVERAGE         70                        64      6       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.52 1942   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      1.60  -0.93     1.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.06                      6.65  -4.59     8.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.51                     16.33   2.18    25.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        31     11        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    348                       246    102       65       
  SINCE JUL 1   1781                      1911   -130     1495       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        20    -13       43       
  SINCE MAR 1     23                        56    -33      167       
  SINCE JAN 1     41                        73    -32      196       
..................................................................


WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

..........................................................

                                                                     
THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        89      1986                    
                                             1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      2003                    
                                             1916                    
                                             1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2013.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2013.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




$$