710  
CDUS44 KLCH 242218  
CLIAEX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
518 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008  
 
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..THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 2008
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1930 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 89 331 PM 100 1980 92 -3 94  
MINIMUM 74 643 AM 57 1956 72 2 70  
AVERAGE 82 82 0 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.09 1.98 1970 0.14 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.09 3.37 -0.28 0.33  
SINCE JUN 1 7.70 12.48 -4.78 12.25  
SINCE JAN 1 31.87 39.49 -7.62 29.96  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 17 17 0 17  
MONTH TO DATE 441 439 2 474  
SINCE JUN 1 1627 1475 152 1429  
SINCE JAN 1 2213 1901 312 1878    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 AM  
LOWEST 59 400 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
 
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 101 1943  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 64 1966  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 24 2008........SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT  
AUGUST 25 2008........SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 

 
 
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