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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
436 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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         75   1255 PM  92    1947  79     -4       88       
  MINIMUM         52    433 AM  28    1893  55     -3       50       
  AVERAGE         64                        67     -3       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.93 2006   0.21  -0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      3.23  -2.48     0.04    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.94                      6.13  -2.19     5.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.48                     42.36   5.12    25.94    
                                                                     
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        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        20      5        9       
  SINCE SEP 1     25                        23      2        9       
  SINCE JUL 1     25                        23      2        9       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        89    -10       71       
  SINCE SEP 1    469                       452     17      405       
  SINCE JAN 1   2759                      2439    320     2948       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        93      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 17 2012.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 18 2012.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   634 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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