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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
323 AM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         90    254 PM 108    2000  93     -3      100       
  MINIMUM         74    736 AM  59    1893  70      4       73       
  AVERAGE         82                        81      1       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.15          2.47 1991   0.11   1.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.44                      3.50   1.94     0.93    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.39                     12.23   1.16     8.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.54                     36.23   7.31    20.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        16      1       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  547                       541      6      710       
  SINCE JUN 1   1605                      1533     72     1903       
  SINCE JAN 1   2290                      1987    303     2543       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       109      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        57      1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2012.....SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2012.....SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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