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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
344 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2014


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         78    317 PM  93    1907  72      6       66       
  MINIMUM         43    601 AM  28    1965  49     -6       41       
  AVERAGE         61                        60      1       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.33 2012   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      3.54  -1.52     0.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.02                      3.54  -1.52     0.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.40                     13.22  -4.82    16.71    
                                                                     
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        4                         6     -2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  251                       163     88      217       
  SINCE MAR 1    251                       163     88      217       
  SINCE JUL 1   2267                      1828    439     1650       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        21    -19       11       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        21    -19       11       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        38    -25       29       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        26      1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2014.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT   
MARCH 23 2014.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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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