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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
332 AM CDT SUN APR 29 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         86    121 PM  93    1906  81      5       78       
  MINIMUM         62    418 AM  43    1904  58      4       49       
  AVERAGE         74                        70      4       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.50 1914   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.57                      4.24   0.33     1.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.08                      9.29   2.79     4.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.14                     18.97  10.17    10.21    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        66    -49       28       
  SINCE MAR 1     82                       281   -199      182       
  SINCE JUL 1   1512                      1946   -434     1941       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         5      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  133                        94     39      216       
  SINCE MAR 1    257                       130    127      273       
  SINCE JAN 1    286                       147    139      307       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        91      2002                    
                                             1901                    
                                             1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        45      1965                    
                                             1916                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2012.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2012.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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