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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
330 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2015


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2015


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    214 PM  87    1940  75      8       83       
                                      1918                          
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  32    1915  51     10       70       
  AVERAGE         72                        63      9       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.36          3.55 2000   0.21   0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.64  -0.28      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      6.16                      5.69   0.47     3.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.26                     15.37  -4.11    10.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                      MM     MM        0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.3                      MM     MM        5.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    181                       227    -46      317       
  SINCE JUL 1   2032                      1892    140     2333       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                         6     20       25       
  SINCE MAR 1     70                        42     28       38       
  SINCE JAN 1     71                        59     12       49       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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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 2015.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
APRIL  5 2015.........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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