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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
348 AM CDT MON JUL 23 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 22 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         89    159 PM 104    1907  92     -3       96
  MINIMUM         73   1144 PM  64    1915  73      0       75
  AVERAGE         81                        82     -1       86

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.72          3.28 2009   0.09   0.63     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.77                      2.88   0.89     1.00
  SINCE JUN 1      6.73                      7.98  -1.25     4.30
  SINCE JAN 1     36.88                     31.98   4.90    16.39

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       16                        18     -2       21
  MONTH TO DATE  375                       378     -3      447
  SINCE JUN 1    879                       831     48     1026
  SINCE JAN 1   1564                      1285    279     1666
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1000 PM
 LOWEST     70          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       105      1924
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        60      1894


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 23 2012..........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT
JULY 24 2012..........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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