316 CDUS44 KLCH 170823 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 322 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2015 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2015... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2015 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 82 337 PM 89 1961 71 11 66 MINIMUM 54 619 AM 30 1913 48 6 45 AVERAGE 68 59 9 56 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 4.25 1923 0.16 -0.16 0.18 MONTH TO DATE 4.70 2.79 1.91 2.02 SINCE MAR 1 4.70 2.79 1.91 2.02 SINCE JAN 1 9.80 12.47 -2.67 8.40 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM MONTH TO DATE 0.3 MM MM 0.2 SINCE MAR 1 0.3 MM MM 0.2 SINCE JUL 1 0.3 MM MM 5.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 7 -7 9 MONTH TO DATE 149 133 16 201 SINCE MAR 1 149 133 16 201 SINCE JUL 1 2000 1798 202 2217 COOLING YESTERDAY 3 1 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 8 16 -8 2 SINCE MAR 1 8 16 -8 2 SINCE JAN 1 9 33 -24 13 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 AM LOWEST 45 200 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... 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 2015.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT MARCH 18 2015.........SUNRISE 717 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. $$