194 CDUS44 KLCH 071237 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 636 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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 74 253 PM 85 1956 68 6 57 MINIMUM 45 652 AM 25 1917 46 -1 40 AVERAGE 60 57 3 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.90 1933 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.57 1.02 -0.45 0.64 SINCE MAR 1 0.57 1.02 -0.45 0.64 SINCE JAN 1 17.63 10.70 6.93 5.93 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 5 9 -4 16 MONTH TO DATE 34 57 -23 45 SINCE MAR 1 34 57 -23 45 SINCE JUL 1 1464 1722 -258 1804 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 16 6 10 4 SINCE MAR 1 16 6 10 4 SINCE JAN 1 45 23 22 38 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 600 AM LOWEST 33 100 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 86 1909 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 26 1943 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 7 2012.........SUNRISE 629 AM CST SUNSET 613 PM CST MARCH 8 2012.........SUNRISE 628 AM CST SUNSET 614 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$