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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
327 AM CDT SUN MAR 31 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         78    308 PM  92    1946  74      4       79       
  MINIMUM         54    433 AM  32    1893  50      4       62       
  AVERAGE         66                        62      4       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          2.46 1961   0.15   0.08     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      4.90  -4.40     7.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.50                      4.90  -4.40     7.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.95                     14.58   2.37    24.57    
                                                                     
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        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  305                       210     95       65       
  SINCE MAR 1    305                       210     95       65       
  SINCE JUL 1   1738                      1875   -137     1495       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        36    -20      116       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        36    -20      116       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        53    -19      145       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        89      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        29      1987                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2013.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
APRIL  1 2013.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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