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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
316 AM CDT TUE APR 8 2014


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         63    401 PM  91    1930  76    -13       79       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  31    1971  52     -1       54       
  AVERAGE         57                        64     -7       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.43 1973   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.87                      1.41   0.46     0.67    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.78                      6.46  -0.68     2.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.16                     16.14  -3.98    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        8                         4      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        28     -6       42       
  SINCE MAR 1    339                       243     96      348       
  SINCE JUL 1   2355                      1908    447     1781       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        17      8        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        53    -15       18       
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        70    -21       36       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
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   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      2011                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1939                    
                                             1898                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2014.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2014.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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