765 CDUS44 KLCH 220814 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 314 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 66 227 PM 93 1907 72 -6 70 MINIMUM 41 244 AM 28 1965 49 -8 53 AVERAGE 54 60 -6 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.33 2012 0.15 -0.15 2.33 MONTH TO DATE 0.26 3.54 -3.28 7.08 SINCE MAR 1 0.26 3.54 -3.28 7.08 SINCE JAN 1 16.71 13.22 3.49 24.14 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 11 6 5 3 MONTH TO DATE 217 163 54 62 SINCE MAR 1 217 163 54 62 SINCE JUL 1 1650 1828 -178 1492 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 11 21 -10 90 SINCE MAR 1 11 21 -10 90 SINCE JAN 1 29 38 -9 119 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 400 AM LOWEST 34 300 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 92 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 26 1915 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2013.........SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 723 PM CDT MARCH 23 2013.........SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$