824 CDUS44 KLCH 110840 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 340 AM CDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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 61 553 PM 90 1911 69 -8 64 MINIMUM 47 512 AM 26 1996 47 0 39 AVERAGE 54 58 -4 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.85 1922 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.32 1.70 1.62 3.08 SINCE MAR 1 3.32 1.70 1.62 3.08 SINCE JAN 1 20.38 11.38 9.00 8.37 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 11 8 3 13 MONTH TO DATE 59 90 -31 81 SINCE MAR 1 59 90 -31 81 SINCE JUL 1 1489 1755 -266 1840 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 20 10 10 4 SINCE MAR 1 20 10 10 4 SINCE JAN 1 49 27 22 38 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 77 600 AM LOWEST 46 200 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 90 1911 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 1998 1996 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 11 2012.........SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT MARCH 12 2012.........SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 717 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$