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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
310 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         83   1240 PM  87    1940  75      8       60       
                                      1918                          
  MINIMUM         70    113 AM  32    1915  51     19       46       
  AVERAGE         77                        63     14       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.55 2000   0.21  -0.21     0.67    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.64  -0.64     0.67    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.91                      5.69  -1.78     2.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.29                     15.37  -5.08    18.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.2                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      5.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       12       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12       12       
  SINCE MAR 1    317                       227     90      318       
  SINCE JUL 1   2333                      1892    441     1751       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         2     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                         6     19        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        42     -4       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        59    -10       34       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        89      1954                    
                                             1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        33      1987                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2014.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
APRIL  5 2014.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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