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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
340 AM CDT SUN MAR 11 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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         61    553 PM  90    1911  69     -8       64       
  MINIMUM         47    512 AM  26    1996  47      0       39       
  AVERAGE         54                        58     -4       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.85 1922   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.32                      1.70   1.62     3.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.32                      1.70   1.62     3.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.38                     11.38   9.00     8.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             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       11                         8      3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        90    -31       81       
  SINCE MAR 1     59                        90    -31       81       
  SINCE JUL 1   1489                      1755   -266     1840       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        10     10        4       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        10     10        4       
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        27     22       38       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        30      1998                    
                                             1996                    
                                             1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2012.........SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 PM CDT   
MARCH 12 2012.........SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 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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