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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
528 AM CDT SAT MAR 16 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         80    245 PM  86    2002  71      9       82       
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         44    654 AM  30    1988  48     -4       64       
  AVERAGE         62                        59      3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.00 1990   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      2.63  -2.51     4.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.12                      2.63  -2.51     4.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.57                     12.31   4.26    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        3                         7     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       126     70       59       
  SINCE MAR 1    196                       126     70       59       
  SINCE JUL 1   1629                      1791   -162     1489       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        15    -15       52       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        15    -15       52       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        32    -14       81       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                     
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     29           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        89      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1913                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2013.........SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2013.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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