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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
321 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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         77    311 PM  89    1948  77      0       80       
                                      1941                          
  MINIMUM         57    515 AM  35    1989  53      4       47       
  AVERAGE         67                        65      2       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.85 1980   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      2.22  -1.03     0.76    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.70                      7.27   1.43     4.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.76                     16.95   8.81     9.97    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        43    -43       18       
  SINCE MAR 1     65                       258   -193      172       
  SINCE JUL 1   1495                      1923   -428     1931       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        32     31       69       
  SINCE MAR 1    187                        68    119      126       
  SINCE JAN 1    216                        85    131      160       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        88      1954                    
                                             1936                    
                                             1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        32      1940                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 13 2012.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
APRIL 14 2012.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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