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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
353 AM CDT MON APR 8 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         79    218 PM  91    1930  76      3       82       
  MINIMUM         54    343 AM  31    1971  52      2       51       
  AVERAGE         67                        64      3       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.43 1973   0.19  -0.19      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      1.41  -0.74     1.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.06                      6.46  -4.40     8.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.51                     16.14   2.37    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        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        28     14        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    348                       243    105       65       
  SINCE JUL 1   1781                      1908   -127     1495       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        17    -15       40       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        53    -35      164       
  SINCE JAN 1     36                        70    -34      193       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      2011                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1939                    
                                             1898                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2013.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2013.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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