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CDUS44 KLCH 081015
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
514 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         82    406 PM  91    1930  76      6       83
  MINIMUM         51    612 AM  31    1971  52     -1       54
  AVERAGE         67                        64      3       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.43 1973   0.19  -0.19     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      1.41  -0.22     0.75
  SINCE MAR 1      8.70                      6.46   2.24     4.67
  SINCE JAN 1     25.76                     16.14   9.62     9.96

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                        28    -28       17
  SINCE MAR 1     65                       243   -178      171
  SINCE JUL 1   1495                      1908   -413     1930

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        4
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        17     23       20
  SINCE MAR 1    164                        53    111       77
  SINCE JAN 1    193                        70    123      111
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM
 LOWEST     42           300 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      2011
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1939
                                             1898


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  8 2012.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT
APRIL  9 2012.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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