813 CDUS44 KLCH 060859 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 259 AM CST WED MAR 6 2013 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2013... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2013 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 68 302 PM 85 1905 68 0 75 MINIMUM 46 1154 PM 25 1960 45 1 42 1917 1893 AVERAGE 57 57 0 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.20 1919 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE T 0.84 -0.84 0.57 SINCE MAR 1 T 0.84 -0.84 0.57 SINCE JAN 1 16.45 10.52 5.93 17.63 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM T 1917 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 8 9 -1 6 MONTH TO DATE 82 48 34 29 SINCE MAR 1 82 48 34 29 SINCE JUL 1 1515 1713 -198 1459 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 16 SINCE MAR 1 0 5 -5 16 SINCE JAN 1 18 22 -4 45 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 700 AM LOWEST 27 300 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 85 1956 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 25 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 6 2013.........SUNRISE 631 AM CST SUNSET 612 PM CST MARCH 7 2013.........SUNRISE 630 AM CST SUNSET 613 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$