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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
211 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         61    500 PM  86    1905  67     -6       63       
  MINIMUM         26    704 AM  23    1980  45    -19       44       
  AVERAGE         44                        56    -12       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.48 1934   0.16  -0.16     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.50  -0.50     0.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.50  -0.50     0.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.45                     10.18   6.27    17.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        10     11       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        30     36       11       
  SINCE MAR 1     66                        30     36       11       
  SINCE JUL 1   1499                      1695   -196     1441       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3       16       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        20     -2       45       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         

                                                                     
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    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        86      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        22      2002                    
                                             1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2013.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2013.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   612 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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