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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
241 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         59    401 PM  79    2010  60     -1       57       
                                      1978                          
                                      1948                          
  MINIMUM         32    526 AM  18    1901  40     -8       42       
  AVERAGE         46                        50     -4       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.99 1972   0.16  -0.16     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.15                      4.61  -1.46     2.79    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.15                      4.61  -1.46     2.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     51.12                     54.41  -3.29    32.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1963  MM     MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        16      3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       305   -150      317       
  SINCE DEC 1    155                       305   -150      317       
  SINCE JUL 1    522                       630   -108      658       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     22           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        78      1967                    
                                             1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        13      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2012......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2012......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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