371 CDUS44 KLCH 050903 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 258 AM CST WED MAR 5 2014 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 36 953 PM 86 1905 68 -32 75 MINIMUM 27 754 AM 22 2002 45 -18 38 1943 AVERAGE 32 56 -24 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 5.01 1977 0.17 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.32 0.67 -0.35 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.32 0.67 -0.35 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 6.70 10.35 -3.65 16.45 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.2 R 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.2 MM MM 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.2 MM MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 5.0 MM MM 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 33 9 24 8 MONTH TO DATE 71 39 32 74 SINCE MAR 1 71 39 32 74 SINCE JUL 1 2087 1704 383 1507 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 4 -3 0 SINCE MAR 1 1 4 -3 0 SINCE JAN 1 12 21 -9 18 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. SLEET RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 600 AM LOWEST 70 400 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 85 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1960 1917 1893 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 5 2014.........SUNRISE 632 AM CST SUNSET 611 PM CST MARCH 6 2014.........SUNRISE 631 AM CST SUNSET 612 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$