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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
329 AM CDT FRI MAR 29 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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    433 PM  91    1907  74     -3       81       
  MINIMUM         39    309 AM  34    1942  50    -11       57       
                                      1931                          
                                      1894                          
  AVERAGE         55                        62     -7       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.60 1980   0.17  -0.17      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.27                      4.60  -4.33     7.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.27                      4.60  -4.33     7.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.72                     14.28   2.44    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       10                         5      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  304                       200    104       65       
  SINCE MAR 1    304                       200    104       65       
  SINCE JUL 1   1737                      1865   -128     1495       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        32    -17      105       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        32    -17      105       
  SINCE JAN 1     33                        49    -16      134       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1955                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 29 2013.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT   
MARCH 30 2013.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 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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