009 CDUS44 KLCH 011010 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 409 AM CST THU APR 1 2004 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 2004... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1930 TO 2004 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 72 312 PM 89 1946 74 -2 72 MINIMUM 42 510 AM 29 1987 52 -10 34 AVERAGE 57 63 -6 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.33 1976 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.35 5.78 -4.43 4.00 SINCE MAR 1 1.35 5.78 -4.43 4.00 SINCE JAN 1 12.90 16.72 -3.82 8.64 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 8 4 4 12 MONTH TO DATE 108 197 -89 241 SINCE MAR 1 108 197 -89 241 SINCE JUL 1 1706 1839 -133 2118 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 58 27 31 1 SINCE MAR 1 58 27 31 1 SINCE JAN 1 71 37 34 5 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 M500 AM LOWEST 29 M100 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 86 1974 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 1942 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2004.........SUNRISE 558 AM CST SUNSET 630 PM CST APRIL 2 2004.........SUNRISE 557 AM CST SUNSET 631 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$