350 CDUS44 KLCH 080913 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 312 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2014 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 60 325 PM 86 1909 69 -9 64 MINIMUM 36 1209 AM 26 1943 46 -10 32 1901 AVERAGE 48 57 -9 48 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 4.60 1995 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.74 1.19 -0.45 T SINCE MAR 1 0.74 1.19 -0.45 T SINCE JAN 1 7.12 10.87 -3.75 16.45 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 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 17 9 8 17 MONTH TO DATE 135 66 69 115 SINCE MAR 1 135 66 69 115 SINCE JUL 1 2151 1731 420 1548 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 7 -6 0 SINCE MAR 1 1 7 -6 0 SINCE JAN 1 12 24 -12 18 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 62 300 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 86 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 26 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2014.........SUNRISE 629 AM CST SUNSET 614 PM CST MARCH 9 2014.........SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 714 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$