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CDUS44 KLCH 150826
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
323 AM CDT WED AUG 15 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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         97    223 PM 103    2007  94      3      102
                                      1962
                                      1948
  MINIMUM         79   1159 PM  54    2004  72      7       76
  AVERAGE         88                        83      5       89

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.86 1964   0.09  -0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.49                      1.44   1.05     0.02
  SINCE JUN 1     10.44                     10.17   0.27     7.28
  SINCE JAN 1     40.59                     34.17   6.42    19.37

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       23                        18      5       24
  MONTH TO DATE  276                       252     24      333
  SINCE JUN 1   1334                      1244     90     1526
  SINCE JAN 1   2019                      1698    321     2166
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    91           500 AM
 LOWEST     45           500 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       104      1948
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        56      2004


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 15 2012........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT
AUGUST 16 2012........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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