883 CDUS44 KLCH 011245 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 745 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 2016... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2016 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 78 401 PM 89 1946 74 4 82 MINIMUM 68 1159 PM 29 1987 51 17 63 AVERAGE 73 62 11 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.14 2.33 1976 0.15 -0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 8.75 5.05 3.70 5.80 SINCE MAR 1 8.75 5.05 3.70 5.80 SINCE JAN 1 15.23 14.73 0.50 10.90 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 0.3 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM 0.3 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0 MONTH TO DATE 99 215 -116 181 SINCE MAR 1 99 215 -116 181 SINCE JUL 1 1299 1880 -581 2032 COOLING YESTERDAY 8 2 6 8 MONTH TO DATE 54 36 18 44 SINCE MAR 1 54 36 18 44 SINCE JAN 1 62 53 9 45 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1100 PM LOWEST 82 500 PM AVERAGE 91 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 87 1927 1913 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 34 1942 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2016.........SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 730 PM CDT APRIL 2 2016.........SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$