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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
343 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         47    536 PM  85    2008  71    -24       81       
                                      1963                          
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         36   1140 PM  31    1923  48    -12       52       
                                      1913                          
  AVERAGE         42                        60    -18       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.52 1961   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      2.94  -0.92     0.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.02                      2.94  -0.92     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.40                     12.62  -4.22    16.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1941  MM     MM        0.0     
                                      1923                          
  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       23                         6     17        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  224                       139     85      196       
  SINCE MAR 1    224                       139     85      196       
  SINCE JUL 1   2240                      1804    436     1629       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        17    -15        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        17    -15        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        34    -21       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         

                                                                     
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    92          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     65           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        87      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1893                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2014.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
MARCH 19 2014.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 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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