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CDUS44 KLCH 310818
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
317 AM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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   1133 PM 105    1954  93    -16      102
  MINIMUM         74    933 AM  57    1986  70      4       67
                                      1906
                                      1893
  AVERAGE         76                        82     -6       85

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.67          2.12 1962   0.12   0.55     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.29                      3.39   0.90     0.93
  SINCE JUN 1     12.24                     12.12   0.12     8.19
  SINCE JAN 1     42.39                     36.12   6.27    20.28

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       11                        16     -5       20
  MONTH TO DATE  530                       529      1      688
  SINCE JUN 1   1588                      1521     67     1881
  SINCE JAN 1   2273                      1975    298     2521
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM
 LOWEST     82           100 AM
 AVERAGE    91

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       108      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        59      1893


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2012........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  1 2012.....SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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