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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
330 AM CDT WED APR 3 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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    221 PM  87    2006  75      3       82       
                                      1945                          
  MINIMUM         52    151 AM  34    1962  51      1       64       
  AVERAGE         65                        63      2       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.35 1920   0.21  -0.21     0.58    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.43  -0.43     0.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.39                      5.48  -4.09     8.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.84                     15.16   2.68    25.15    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    306                       223     83       65       
  SINCE JUL 1   1739                      1888   -149     1495       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4       17       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        40    -24      141       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        57    -23      170       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        87      1940                    
                                             1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2013.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2013.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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