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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
339 AM CDT WED APR 18 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         70    307 PM  92    2006  78     -8       77
  MINIMUM         55   1039 PM  39    1921  55      0       43
  AVERAGE         63                        67     -4       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.18          3.79 1900   0.15   0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.50                      2.90   0.60     0.83
  SINCE MAR 1     11.01                      7.95   3.06     4.75
  SINCE JAN 1     28.07                     17.63  10.44    10.04

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        2                         2      0        5
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        54    -52       27
  SINCE MAR 1     67                       269   -202      181
  SINCE JUL 1   1497                      1934   -437     1940

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   93                        47     46       81
  SINCE MAR 1    217                        83    134      138
  SINCE JAN 1    246                       100    146      172
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM
 LOWEST     68           300 PM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      2006
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        39      2001


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2012.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2012.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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