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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
337 AM CDT THU APR 11 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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         83    338 PM  90    2011  77      6       84       
                                      1893                          
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  32    2003  53     -1       59       
  AVERAGE         68                        65      3       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          2.37 1913   0.15   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      1.92  -1.06     1.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.25                      6.97  -4.72     8.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.70                     16.65   2.05    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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        37      5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    348                       252     96       65       
  SINCE JUL 1   1781                      1917   -136     1495       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        26     -7       55       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        62    -27      179       
  SINCE JAN 1     53                        79    -26      208       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         

                                                                     
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                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        89      1963                    
                                             1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1989                    
                                             1973                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2013.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
APRIL 12 2013.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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