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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
338 AM CDT MON APR 29 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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    321 PM  93    1906  81      0       86       
  MINIMUM         61   1142 PM  43    1904  58      3       62       
  AVERAGE         71                        70      1       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.50 1914   0.14  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.19                      4.24  -1.05     4.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.58                      9.29  -4.71    12.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.03                     18.97   2.06    29.14    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                        66     39       17       
  SINCE MAR 1    411                       281    130       82       
  SINCE JUL 1   1844                      1946   -102     1512       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         5      1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        94    -13      133       
  SINCE MAR 1     97                       130    -33      257       
  SINCE JAN 1    115                       147    -32      286       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        91      2002                    
                                             1901                    
                                             1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        45      1965                    
                                             1916                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2013.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2013.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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