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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
400 AM CDT SUN AUG 19 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         91   1152 AM 106    2011  94     -3      106       
  MINIMUM         72   1139 PM  62    2004  72      0       77       
  AVERAGE         82                        83     -1       92      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.54          2.74 1897   0.12   0.42      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.03                      1.93   1.10     0.04    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.98                     10.66   0.32     7.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.13                     34.66   6.47    19.39    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        18     -1       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  353                       324     29      430       
  SINCE JUN 1   1411                      1316     95     1623       
  SINCE JAN 1   2096                      1770    326     2263       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       106      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        63      1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2012........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
AUGUST 20 2012........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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