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CDUS44 KLCH 110815
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
314 AM CDT WED APR 11 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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         84    222 PM  90    2011  77      7       90
                                      1893
  MINIMUM         59    550 AM  32    2003  53      6       71
  AVERAGE         72                        65      7       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.37 1913   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      1.92  -0.73     0.75
  SINCE MAR 1      8.70                      6.97   1.73     4.67
  SINCE JAN 1     25.76                     16.65   9.11     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                        37    -37       17
  SINCE MAR 1     65                       252   -187      171
  SINCE JUL 1   1495                      1917   -422     1930

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         3      4       16
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        26     26       62
  SINCE MAR 1    176                        62    114      119
  SINCE JAN 1    205                        79    126      153
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM
 LOWEST     44           200 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        89      1963
                                             1906
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1989
                                             1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 11 2012.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT
APRIL 12 2012.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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