377 CDUS44 KLCH 180843 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 343 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 47 536 PM 85 2008 71 -24 81 1963 1955 MINIMUM 36 1140 PM 31 1923 48 -12 52 1913 AVERAGE 42 60 -18 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.52 1961 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.02 2.94 -0.92 0.12 SINCE MAR 1 2.02 2.94 -0.92 0.12 SINCE JAN 1 8.40 12.62 -4.22 16.57 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM T 1941 MM MM 0.0 1923 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 23 6 17 0 MONTH TO DATE 224 139 85 196 SINCE MAR 1 224 139 85 196 SINCE JUL 1 2240 1804 436 1629 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 2 MONTH TO DATE 2 17 -15 3 SINCE MAR 1 2 17 -15 3 SINCE JAN 1 13 34 -21 21 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1000 PM LOWEST 65 300 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 87 1963 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1893 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2014.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT MARCH 19 2014.........SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 721 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$