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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
314 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         66    227 PM  93    1907  72     -6       70       
  MINIMUM         41    244 AM  28    1965  49     -8       53       
  AVERAGE         54                        60     -6       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.33 2012   0.15  -0.15     2.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      3.54  -3.28     7.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.26                      3.54  -3.28     7.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.71                     13.22   3.49    24.14    
                                                                     
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       11                         6      5        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       163     54       62       
  SINCE MAR 1    217                       163     54       62       
  SINCE JUL 1   1650                      1828   -178     1492       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        21    -10       90       
  SINCE MAR 1     11                        21    -10       90       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        38     -9      119       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        26      1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2013.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT   
MARCH 23 2013.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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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