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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
321 AM CDT FRI MAR 15 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         73    333 PM  85    2008  70      3       81       
                                      1963                          
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         36    657 AM  26    1993  47    -11       65       
  AVERAGE         55                        59     -4       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.90 1921   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      2.44  -2.32     4.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.12                      2.44  -2.32     4.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.57                     12.12   4.45    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       10                         7      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  193                       119     74       59       
  SINCE MAR 1    193                       119     74       59       
  SINCE JUL 1   1626                      1784   -158     1489       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        14    -14       44       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        14    -14       44       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        31    -13       73       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                     
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           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        86      2002                    
                                             1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1988                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2013.........SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
MARCH 16 2013.........SUNRISE   719 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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