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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
241 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         81    338 PM  85    1907  67     14       72       
                                      1904                          
  MINIMUM         66    711 AM  24    1968  44     22       40       
  AVERAGE         74                        56     18       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.50 1965   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.06                      9.85   7.21     5.29    
                                                                     
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                        10    -10        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        10    -10        9       
  SINCE JUL 1   1430                      1675   -245     1768       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         1      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         1      8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         1      8        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     38                        18     20       34       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        84      1955                    
                                             1940                    
                                             1904                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        23      1980                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2012.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   610 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2012.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   610 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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