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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
319 AM CDT TUE APR 10 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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         83    344 PM  89    1986  77      6       87
                                      1893
  MINIMUM         56    538 AM  35    2003  53      3       67
                                      1916
                                      1899
  AVERAGE         70                        64      6       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.07 1933   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      1.77  -0.58     0.75
  SINCE MAR 1      8.70                      6.82   1.88     4.67
  SINCE JAN 1     25.76                     16.50   9.26     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                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        34    -34       17
  SINCE MAR 1     65                       249   -184      171
  SINCE JUL 1   1495                      1914   -419     1930

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2       12
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        23     22       46
  SINCE MAR 1    169                        59    110      103
  SINCE JAN 1    198                        76    122      137
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM
 LOWEST     43           400 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        90      2011
                                             1893
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        32      2003


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 10 2012.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT
APRIL 11 2012.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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