151 CDUS44 KLCH 171243 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 742 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2018 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 81 355 PM 89 1961 71 10 64 MINIMUM 59 523 AM 30 1913 48 11 40 AVERAGE 70 59 11 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 4.25 1923 0.16 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.92 2.79 -0.87 1.01 SINCE MAR 1 1.92 2.79 -0.87 1.01 SINCE JAN 1 18.41 12.47 5.94 8.72 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM 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 0 7 -7 13 MONTH TO DATE 112 133 -21 129 SINCE MAR 1 112 133 -21 129 SINCE JUL 1 1734 1798 -64 1105 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 1 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 11 16 -5 15 SINCE MAR 1 11 16 -5 15 SINCE JAN 1 70 33 37 97 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 700 AM LOWEST 58 400 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 86 2015 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 31 1923 1913 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2018.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT MARCH 18 2018.........SUNRISE 716 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. $$