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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
355 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         87    300 PM  92    2006  78      9       70       
  MINIMUM         72    605 AM  39    1921  55     17       55       
  AVERAGE         80                        67     13       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.79 1900   0.15  -0.15     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.16                      2.90  -0.74     3.50    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.55                      7.95  -4.40    11.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.00                     17.63   2.37    28.07    
                                                                     
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        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        54      7        2       
  SINCE MAR 1    367                       269     98       67       
  SINCE JUL 1   1800                      1934   -134     1497       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         3     12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        47     11       93       
  SINCE MAR 1     74                        83     -9      217       
  SINCE JAN 1     92                       100     -8      246       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         

                                                                     
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     57           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        39      2001                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2013.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2013.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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