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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
311 AM CDT THU MAR 14 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         69    323 PM  89    1911  70     -1       81       
                                      1904                          
                                      1900                          
  MINIMUM         36    529 AM  27    1948  47    -11       65       
  AVERAGE         53                        59     -6       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.67 1927   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      2.26  -2.14     4.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.12                      2.26  -2.14     4.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.57                     11.94   4.63    21.26    
                                                                     
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       12                         7      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  183                       112     71       59       
  SINCE MAR 1    183                       112     71       59       
  SINCE JUL 1   1616                      1777   -161     1489       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        13    -13       36       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        13    -13       36       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        30    -12       65       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         

                                                                     
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           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        85      2008                    
                                             1963                    
                                             1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1993                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2013.........SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 PM CDT   
MARCH 15 2013.........SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 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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