286 CDUS44 KLCH 170821 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 321 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2014 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 66 403 AM 89 1961 71 -5 80 MINIMUM 45 1159 PM 30 1913 48 -3 51 AVERAGE 56 59 -3 66 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.18 4.25 1923 0.16 0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.02 2.79 -0.77 0.12 SINCE MAR 1 2.02 2.79 -0.77 0.12 SINCE JAN 1 8.40 12.47 -4.07 16.57 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 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 9 7 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 201 133 68 196 SINCE MAR 1 201 133 68 196 SINCE JUL 1 2217 1798 419 1629 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 1 MONTH TO DATE 2 16 -14 1 SINCE MAR 1 2 16 -14 1 SINCE JAN 1 13 33 -20 19 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 67 300 PM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 85 2008 1963 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 31 1923 1913 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2014.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT MARCH 18 2014.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$