650 CDUS44 KLCH 051245 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 645 AM CST SUN MAR 5 2017 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2017... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2017 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 64 110 PM 86 1905 68 -4 72 MINIMUM 42 555 AM 22 2002 45 -3 44 1943 AVERAGE 53 56 -3 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.01 1977 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.67 -0.58 0.05 SINCE MAR 1 0.09 0.67 -0.58 0.05 SINCE JAN 1 7.80 10.35 -2.55 6.53 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.2 2014 MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.5 MM MM 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 12 9 3 7 MONTH TO DATE 33 39 -6 19 SINCE MAR 1 33 39 -6 19 SINCE JUL 1 1009 1704 -695 1219 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 4 4 0 1 SINCE MAR 1 4 4 0 1 SINCE JAN 1 86 21 65 9 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 200 AM LOWEST 30 100 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 85 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1960 1917 1893 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 5 2017.........SUNRISE 632 AM CST SUNSET 612 PM CST MARCH 6 2017.........SUNRISE 631 AM CST SUNSET 612 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$