424 CDUS44 KLCH 162203 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 503 PM CDT SAT MAR 16 2019 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2019... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2019 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 63 158 PM 89 1961 71 -8 81 MINIMUM 46 653 AM 30 1913 48 -2 59 AVERAGE 55 59 -4 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 4.25 1923 0.16 -0.16 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 0.19 2.79 -2.60 1.92 SINCE MAR 1 0.19 2.79 -2.60 1.92 SINCE JAN 1 11.40 12.47 -1.07 18.41 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 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 0.0 MM MM 2.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 10 7 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 145 133 12 112 SINCE MAR 1 145 133 12 112 SINCE JUL 1 1677 1798 -121 1734 COOLING TODAY 0 1 -1 5 MONTH TO DATE 25 16 9 11 SINCE MAR 1 25 16 9 11 SINCE JAN 1 50 33 17 70 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 61 300 AM LOWEST 27 100 PM AVERAGE 44 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 86 2015 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 31 1923 1913 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 16 2019.........SUNRISE 719 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT MARCH 17 2019.........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. $$