151 CDUS44 KLCH 080834 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 232 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 77 427 PM 86 1909 69 8 63 MINIMUM 58 454 AM 26 1943 46 12 36 1901 AVERAGE 68 57 11 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 4.60 1995 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.57 1.19 -0.62 0.64 SINCE MAR 1 0.57 1.19 -0.62 0.64 SINCE JAN 1 17.63 10.87 6.76 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 0 9 -9 15 MONTH TO DATE 34 66 -32 60 SINCE MAR 1 34 66 -32 60 SINCE JUL 1 1464 1731 -267 1819 COOLING YESTERDAY 3 1 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 19 7 12 4 SINCE MAR 1 19 7 12 4 SINCE JAN 1 48 24 24 38 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 500 AM LOWEST 54 100 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 86 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 26 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2012.........SUNRISE 628 AM CST SUNSET 614 PM CST MARCH 9 2012.........SUNRISE 627 AM CST SUNSET 615 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$