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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
520 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 2012...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         81    312 PM  89    2011  76      5       89       
  MINIMUM         54    325 AM  34    1939  52      2       69       
                                      1898                          
  AVERAGE         68                        64      4       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          4.52 1942   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      1.60  -0.41     0.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.70                      6.65   2.05     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.76                     16.33   9.43     9.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        31    -31       17       
  SINCE MAR 1     65                       246   -181      171       
  SINCE JUL 1   1495                      1911   -416     1930       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            3                         3      0       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        20     23       34       
  SINCE MAR 1    167                        56    111       91       
  SINCE JAN 1    196                        73    123      125       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        89      1986                    
                                             1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      2003                    
                                             1916                    
                                             1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2012.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2012.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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