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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
342 AM CDT SAT APR 6 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         73    444 PM  89    1955  76     -3       78       
                                      1918                          
                                      1906                          
  MINIMUM         41    447 AM  33    1987  52    -11       59       
  AVERAGE         57                        64     -7       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.23 1917   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      1.03  -0.36     1.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.06                      6.08  -4.02     8.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.51                     15.76   2.75    25.76    
                                                                     
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        8                         4      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        20     17        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    343                       235    108       65       
  SINCE JUL 1   1776                      1900   -124     1495       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11       36       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        47    -31      160       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        64    -30      189       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        37      1971                    
                                             1950                    
                                             1901                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2013.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2013.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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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