311 CDUS44 KLCH 040823 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 222 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2012 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 63 1223 AM 86 1905 67 -4 76 MINIMUM 44 1153 PM 23 1980 45 -1 45 AVERAGE 54 56 -2 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 2.48 1934 0.16 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.57 0.50 0.07 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.57 0.50 0.07 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 17.63 10.18 7.45 5.29 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0 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 11 10 1 4 MONTH TO DATE 11 30 -19 22 SINCE MAR 1 11 30 -19 22 SINCE JUL 1 1441 1695 -254 1781 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 16 3 13 0 SINCE MAR 1 16 3 13 0 SINCE JAN 1 45 20 25 34 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 62 300 AM LOWEST 27 400 PM AVERAGE 45 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 86 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 22 2002 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2012.........SUNRISE 633 AM CST SUNSET 611 PM CST MARCH 5 2012.........SUNRISE 632 AM CST SUNSET 612 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$