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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
348 AM CDT WED OCT 3 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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         80    120 PM  97    1900  83     -3       78       
  MINIMUM         53    522 AM  40    1984  60     -7       46       
  AVERAGE         67                        72     -5       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.92 1988   0.22  -0.22     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.46  -0.45     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.20                      3.36  -0.16     5.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     46.74                     39.59   7.15    25.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE SEP 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        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        4       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         5     -5        4       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         5     -5        4       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         7     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        14    -10        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    394                       377     17      334       
  SINCE JAN 1   2684                      2364    320     2877       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        98      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        42      1984                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2012.......SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   652 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  4 2012.......SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 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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