821 CDUS44 KLCH 280839 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 337 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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 83 219 PM 91 1907 74 9 71 MINIMUM 55 625 AM 30 1894 50 5 52 AVERAGE 69 62 7 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.83 1951 0.15 -0.15 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 7.08 4.43 2.65 3.35 SINCE MAR 1 7.08 4.43 2.65 3.35 SINCE JAN 1 24.14 14.11 10.03 8.64 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 5 -5 3 MONTH TO DATE 65 195 -130 127 SINCE MAR 1 65 195 -130 127 SINCE JUL 1 1495 1860 -365 1886 COOLING YESTERDAY 4 2 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 101 30 71 57 SINCE MAR 1 101 30 71 57 SINCE JAN 1 130 47 83 91 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3 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 93 300 AM LOWEST 45 400 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 91 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 34 1942 1931 1894 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 28 2012.........SUNRISE 703 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT MARCH 29 2012.........SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$