725 CDUS44 KLCH 150823 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 321 AM CDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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 73 333 PM 85 2008 70 3 81 1963 1955 MINIMUM 36 657 AM 26 1993 47 -11 65 AVERAGE 55 59 -4 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.90 1921 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.12 2.44 -2.32 4.20 SINCE MAR 1 0.12 2.44 -2.32 4.20 SINCE JAN 1 16.57 12.12 4.45 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 10 7 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 193 119 74 59 SINCE MAR 1 193 119 74 59 SINCE JUL 1 1626 1784 -158 1489 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 8 MONTH TO DATE 0 14 -14 44 SINCE MAR 1 0 14 -14 44 SINCE JAN 1 18 31 -13 73 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8 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 92 600 AM LOWEST 23 200 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 86 2002 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 30 1988 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2013.........SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT MARCH 16 2013.........SUNRISE 719 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. $$