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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
354 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         84    331 PM  89    1946  74     10       68       
  MINIMUM         62    642 AM  29    1987  51     11       47       
  AVERAGE         73                        62     11       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.33 1976   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.51                      5.05   2.46     3.92    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.51                      5.05   2.46     3.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.57                     14.73   9.84     9.21    
                                                                     
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                         5     -5        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                       215   -150      154       
  SINCE MAR 1     65                       215   -150      154       
  SINCE JUL 1   1495                      1880   -385     1913       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  124                        36     88       57       
  SINCE MAR 1    124                        36     88       57       
  SINCE JAN 1    153                        53    100       91       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        87      1927                    
                                             1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      1942                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2012.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
APRIL  2 2012.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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