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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
308 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         69    259 PM  85    2008  70     -1       73       
                                      1963                          
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         39    612 AM  26    1993  47     -8       36       
  AVERAGE         54                        59     -5       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.90 1921   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      2.44  -1.64     0.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.80                      2.44  -1.64     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.18                     12.12  -4.94    16.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.2                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      5.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         7      4       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  192                       119     73      193       
  SINCE MAR 1    192                       119     73      193       
  SINCE JUL 1   2208                      1784    424     1626       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        14    -13        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                        14    -13        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        31    -19       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         

                                                                     
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           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        86      2002                    
                                             1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1988                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2014.........SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 PM CDT   
MARCH 16 2014.........SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 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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