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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
323 AM CDT MON APR 1 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         72   1138 AM  89    1946  74     -2       84       
  MINIMUM         55   1153 PM  29    1987  51      4       62       
  AVERAGE         64                        62      2       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.89          2.33 1976   0.15   0.74     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.39                      5.05  -3.66     7.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.39                      5.05  -3.66     7.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.84                     14.73   3.11    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        1                         5     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  306                       215     91       65       
  SINCE MAR 1    306                       215     91       65       
  SINCE JUL 1   1739                      1880   -141     1495       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        36    -20      124       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        36    -20      124       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        53    -19      153       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    58   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        87      1927                    
                                             1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      1942                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2013.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
APRIL  2 2013.........SUNRISE   657 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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