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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
312 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         81    143 PM  85    2008  71     10       82       
                                      1963                          
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         52    624 AM  31    1923  48      4       64       
                                      1913                          
  AVERAGE         67                        60      7       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.52 1961   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      2.94  -2.82     4.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.12                      2.94  -2.82     4.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.57                     12.62   3.95    21.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1941  MM     MM        0.0     
                                      1923                          
  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        0                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       139     57       59       
  SINCE MAR 1    196                       139     57       59       
  SINCE JUL 1   1629                      1804   -175     1489       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        17    -14       67       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        17    -14       67       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        34    -13       96       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        87      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1893                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2013.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
MARCH 19 2013.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 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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