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CDUS44 KLCH 021021
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
520 AM CDT MON APR 2 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         85    354 PM  87    1927  75     10       84
                                      1913
  MINIMUM         63    247 AM  34    1942  51     12       49
  AVERAGE         74                        63     11       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.41 1957   0.22  -0.22     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.22  -0.22     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      7.51                      5.27   2.24     3.92
  SINCE JAN 1     24.57                     14.95   9.62     9.21

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      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0
  SINCE MAR 1     65                       219   -154      154
  SINCE JUL 1   1495                      1884   -389     1913

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        2
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         2      7        2
  SINCE MAR 1    133                        38     95       59
  SINCE JAN 1    162                        55    107       93
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM
 LOWEST     55           200 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        87      2006
                                             1945
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      1962


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  2 2012.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT
APRIL  3 2012.........SUNRISE   656 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.




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