495 CDUS44 KLCH 140813 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 311 AM CDT THU MAR 14 2013 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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 69 323 PM 89 1911 70 -1 81 1904 1900 MINIMUM 36 529 AM 27 1948 47 -11 65 AVERAGE 53 59 -6 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.67 1927 0.19 -0.19 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.12 2.26 -2.14 4.20 SINCE MAR 1 0.12 2.26 -2.14 4.20 SINCE JAN 1 16.57 11.94 4.63 21.26 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 12 7 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 183 112 71 59 SINCE MAR 1 183 112 71 59 SINCE JUL 1 1616 1777 -161 1489 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 8 MONTH TO DATE 0 13 -13 36 SINCE MAR 1 0 13 -13 36 SINCE JAN 1 18 30 -12 65 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4 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 92 200 AM LOWEST 22 200 PM AVERAGE 57 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 85 2008 1963 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 26 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 14 2013.........SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT MARCH 15 2013.........SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$