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CDUS44 KLCH 170853
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
349 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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    226 PM 104    1902  94      3      103
  MINIMUM         75   1159 PM  57    2004  72      3       74
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       89

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.87 1985   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.49                      1.69   0.80     0.02
  SINCE JUN 1     10.44                     10.42   0.02     7.28
  SINCE JAN 1     40.59                     34.42   6.17    19.37

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       21                        18      3       24
  MONTH TO DATE  318                       288     30      379
  SINCE JUN 1   1376                      1280     96     1572
  SINCE JAN 1   2061                      1734    327     2212
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0


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           200 AM
 LOWEST     43           300 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       107      1902
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        59      2004


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2012........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2012........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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