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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
358 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         88    355 PM 105    1999  94     -6      102
                                      1925
                                      1909
  MINIMUM         70   1159 PM  63    1943  72     -2       76
                                      1940
  AVERAGE         79                        82     -3       89

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.40 1909   0.12  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.07                      2.18   0.89     0.04
  SINCE JUN 1     11.02                     10.91   0.11     7.30
  SINCE JAN 1     41.17                     34.91   6.26    19.39

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       14                        18     -4       24
  MONTH TO DATE  382                       360     22      478
  SINCE JUN 1   1440                      1352     88     1671
  SINCE JAN 1   2125                      1806    319     2311
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM
 LOWEST     50           300 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       104      1999
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        57      1940


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2012........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2012........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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