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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
439 AM CDT THU MAR 21 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         71    341 PM  91    1907  72     -1       76       
  MINIMUM         45   1158 PM  25    1923  49     -4       61       
  AVERAGE         58                        60     -2       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.85 1894   0.15  -0.01     0.55    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      3.39  -3.13     4.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.26                      3.39  -3.13     4.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.71                     13.07   3.64    21.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             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        7                         6      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  206                       157     49       59       
  SINCE MAR 1    206                       157     49       59       
  SINCE JUL 1   1639                      1822   -183     1489       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        20     -9       90       
  SINCE MAR 1     11                        20     -9       90       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        37     -8      119       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        93      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1965                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2013.........SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT   
MARCH 22 2013.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 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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