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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
332 AM CDT TUE AUG 14 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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         93    446 PM 104    1948  94     -1      101
  MINIMUM         76    609 AM  58    1893  72      4       77
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       89

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.53 1968   0.09  -0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.49                      1.35   1.14     0.02
  SINCE JUN 1     10.44                     10.08   0.36     7.28
  SINCE JAN 1     40.59                     34.08   6.51    19.37

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       20                        18      2       24
  MONTH TO DATE  253                       234     19      309
  SINCE JUN 1   1311                      1226     85     1502
  SINCE JAN 1   1996                      1680    316     2142
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    91          1200 AM
 LOWEST     52           400 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       103      2007
                                             1962
                                             1948
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        54      2004


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 14 2012........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT
AUGUST 15 2012........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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