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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
312 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         81    439 PM  92    1925  78      3       74       
                                      1920                          
  MINIMUM         73    618 AM  38    1961  54     19       58       
  AVERAGE         77                        66     11       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.13 2012   0.13  -0.13     2.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.16                      2.75  -0.59     3.32    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.55                      7.80  -4.25    10.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.00                     17.48   2.52    27.89    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        52      9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    367                       267    100       65       
  SINCE JUL 1   1800                      1932   -132     1495       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         3      9        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        44     -1       93       
  SINCE MAR 1     59                        80    -21      217       
  SINCE JAN 1     77                        97    -20      246       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        92      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        39      1921                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2013.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2013.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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