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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
325 AM CDT WED AUG 21 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         90    125 PM 105    1999  94     -4       88       
                                      1925                          
                                      1909                          
  MINIMUM         67    615 AM  63    1943  72     -5       70       
                                      1940                          
  AVERAGE         79                        82     -3       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.84R         1.40 1909   0.12   1.72     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.59                      2.18   2.41     3.07    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.24                     10.91   1.33    11.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.50                     34.91   2.59    41.17    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        18     -4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  369                       360      9      382       
  SINCE JUN 1   1377                      1352     25     1440       
  SINCE JAN 1   1770                      1806    -36     2125       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       104      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        57      1940                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2013........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2013........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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