887 CDUS44 KLCH 110823 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 321 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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 71 1115 AM 90 1911 69 2 61 MINIMUM 47 1152 PM 26 1996 47 0 47 AVERAGE 59 58 1 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.12 2.85 1922 0.16 -0.04 T MONTH TO DATE 0.12 1.70 -1.58 3.32 SINCE MAR 1 0.12 1.70 -1.58 3.32 SINCE JAN 1 16.57 11.38 5.19 20.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM 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 6 8 -2 11 MONTH TO DATE 137 90 47 59 SINCE MAR 1 137 90 47 59 SINCE JUL 1 1570 1755 -185 1489 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 10 -10 20 SINCE MAR 1 0 10 -10 20 SINCE JAN 1 18 27 -9 49 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 300 AM LOWEST 68 1100 AM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... 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 2013.........SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT MARCH 12 2013.........SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$