608 CDUS44 KLCH 161228 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 728 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2018 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2018... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2018 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 72 322 PM 86 2002 71 1 59 1955 MINIMUM 40 641 AM 30 1988 48 -8 40 AVERAGE 56 59 -3 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.00 1990 0.19 -0.19 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.89 2.63 -0.74 1.01 SINCE MAR 1 1.89 2.63 -0.74 1.01 SINCE JAN 1 18.38 12.31 6.07 8.72 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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 2.9 MM MM 0.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 9 7 2 15 MONTH TO DATE 112 126 -14 116 SINCE MAR 1 112 126 -14 116 SINCE JUL 1 1734 1791 -57 1092 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 6 15 -9 15 SINCE MAR 1 6 15 -9 15 SINCE JAN 1 65 32 33 97 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 700 AM LOWEST 33 100 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 89 1961 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 30 1913 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 16 2018.........SUNRISE 719 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT MARCH 17 2018.........SUNRISE 718 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. $$