206 CDUS44 KLCH 050912 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 311 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 69 451 PM 86 1905 68 1 78 MINIMUM 37 706 AM 22 2002 45 -8 60 1943 AVERAGE 53 56 -3 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 5.01 1977 0.17 -0.17 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 0.57 0.67 -0.10 0.02 SINCE MAR 1 0.57 0.67 -0.10 0.02 SINCE JAN 1 17.63 10.35 7.28 5.31 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 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 12 9 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 23 39 -16 22 SINCE MAR 1 23 39 -16 22 SINCE JUL 1 1453 1704 -251 1781 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 4 MONTH TO DATE 16 4 12 4 SINCE MAR 1 16 4 12 4 SINCE JAN 1 45 21 24 38 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3 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 85 600 AM LOWEST 22 100 PM AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 85 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1960 1917 1893 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 5 2012.........SUNRISE 632 AM CST SUNSET 612 PM CST MARCH 6 2012.........SUNRISE 631 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. $$