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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
444 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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    405 PM  89    1954  75      7       82       
                                      1893                          
  MINIMUM         62    646 AM  33    1987  51     11       47       
  AVERAGE         72                        63      9       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.41          7.00 1905   0.19   0.22     0.75    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      0.83   0.36     0.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.70                      5.88   2.82     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.76                     15.56  10.20     9.96    
                                                                     
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                        16    -16        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     65                       231   -166      154       
  SINCE JUL 1   1495                      1896   -401     1913       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                         8     24       16       
  SINCE MAR 1    156                        44    112       73       
  SINCE JAN 1    185                        61    124      107       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      1955                    
                                             1918                    
                                             1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1987                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2012.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2012.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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