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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
330 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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         85    343 PM  93    1947  79      6       87       
  MINIMUM         56    619 AM  36    1943  54      2       52       
  AVERAGE         71                        67      4       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.60 1994   0.22  -0.22     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      3.45  -2.70     0.04    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.94                      6.35  -2.41     5.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.48                     42.58   4.90    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        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        22      3        9       
  SINCE SEP 1     25                        25      0        9       
  SINCE JUL 1     25                        25      0        9       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         4      2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        93     -8       76       
  SINCE SEP 1    475                       456     19      410       
  SINCE JAN 1   2765                      2443    322     2953       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        91      2007                    
                                             1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 18 2012.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   634 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 19 2012.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 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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