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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
430 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         73    305 PM  90    1911  70      3       72       
  MINIMUM         58   1207 AM  30    1998  47     11       36       
                                      1996                          
                                      1969                          
  AVERAGE         66                        58      8       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.88          3.06 1953   0.18   0.70     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.20                      1.88   2.32     3.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.20                      1.88   2.32     3.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.26                     11.56   9.70     8.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1948  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                         8     -8       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        98    -39       92       
  SINCE MAR 1     59                        98    -39       92       
  SINCE JUL 1   1489                      1763   -274     1851       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        11     10        4       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                        11     10        4       
  SINCE JAN 1     50                        28     22       38       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     72           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        89      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2012.........SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT   
MARCH 13 2012.........SUNRISE   722 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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