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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
859 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         76    117 PM  91    1907  72      4       82
  MINIMUM         61    507 PM  25    1923  49     12       54
  AVERAGE         69                        60      9       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.55          1.85 1894   0.15   0.40     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.75                      3.39   1.36     3.34
  SINCE MAR 1      4.75                      3.39   1.36     3.34
  SINCE JAN 1     21.81                     13.07   8.74     8.63

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                         6     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   59                       157    -98      124
  SINCE MAR 1     59                       157    -98      124
  SINCE JUL 1   1489                      1822   -333     1883

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        3
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        20     70       20
  SINCE MAR 1     90                        20     70       20
  SINCE JAN 1    119                        37     82       54
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           400 PM
 LOWEST     64           100 PM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        93      1907
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1965


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 21 2012.........SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT
MARCH 22 2012.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 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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