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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
503 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         82   1057 AM  87    2006  75      7       82       
                                      1945                          
  MINIMUM         64    134 PM  34    1962  51     13       56       
  AVERAGE         73                        63     10       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.58          2.35 1920   0.21   0.37     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.43   0.15     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.09                      5.48   2.61     3.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.15                     15.16   9.99     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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     65                       223   -158      154       
  SINCE JUL 1   1495                      1888   -393     1913       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         4     13        6       
  SINCE MAR 1    141                        40    101       63       
  SINCE JAN 1    170                        57    113       97       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        87      1940                    
                                             1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2012.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2012.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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