268 CDUS44 KLCH 040839 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 237 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2014 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2014... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2014 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 40 143 AM 86 1905 67 -27 61 MINIMUM 28 1159 PM 23 1980 45 -17 26 AVERAGE 34 56 -22 44 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 2.48 1934 0.16 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.31 0.50 -0.19 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.31 0.50 -0.19 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 6.69 10.18 -3.49 16.45 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T R 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T MM MM 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 T MM MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 4.8 MM MM 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 31 10 21 21 MONTH TO DATE 38 30 8 66 SINCE MAR 1 38 30 8 66 SINCE JUL 1 2054 1695 359 1499 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 3 -2 0 SINCE MAR 1 1 3 -2 0 SINCE JAN 1 12 20 -8 18 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1100 AM LOWEST 69 600 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 86 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 22 2002 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2014.........SUNRISE 633 AM CST SUNSET 611 PM CST MARCH 5 2014.........SUNRISE 632 AM CST SUNSET 611 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$