651 CDUS44 KLCH 240821 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 320 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 81 301 PM 91 1907 73 8 84 MINIMUM 51 606 AM 27 1915 49 2 66 AVERAGE 66 61 5 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.00 1908 0.14 -0.14 0.00 1904 MONTH TO DATE 7.08 3.82 3.26 3.34 SINCE MAR 1 7.08 3.82 3.26 3.34 SINCE JAN 1 24.14 13.50 10.64 8.63 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 6 -6 0 MONTH TO DATE 64 175 -111 124 SINCE MAR 1 64 175 -111 124 SINCE JUL 1 1494 1840 -346 1883 COOLING YESTERDAY 1 1 0 10 MONTH TO DATE 91 23 68 42 SINCE MAR 1 91 23 68 42 SINCE JAN 1 120 40 80 76 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 400 AM LOWEST 42 400 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 91 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 1914 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2012.........SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT MARCH 25 2012.........SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$