407 CDUS44 KLCH 080857 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 257 AM CST FRI MAR 8 2013 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 64 400 PM 86 1909 69 -5 77 MINIMUM 32 652 AM 26 1943 46 -14 58 1901 AVERAGE 48 57 -9 68 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 4.60 1995 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE T 1.19 -1.19 0.57 SINCE MAR 1 T 1.19 -1.19 0.57 SINCE JAN 1 16.45 10.87 5.58 17.63 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 17 9 8 0 MONTH TO DATE 115 66 49 34 SINCE MAR 1 115 66 49 34 SINCE JUL 1 1548 1731 -183 1464 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 3 MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 19 SINCE MAR 1 0 7 -7 19 SINCE JAN 1 18 24 -6 48 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9 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 89 600 AM LOWEST 28 300 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... 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 2013.........SUNRISE 628 AM CST SUNSET 614 PM CST MARCH 9 2013.........SUNRISE 627 AM CST SUNSET 614 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$