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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
351 AM CDT WED APR 8 2015


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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    334 PM  91    1930  76      7       63       
  MINIMUM         64   1257 AM  31    1971  52     12       51       
  AVERAGE         74                        64     10       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.43 1973   0.19  -0.19      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.54                      1.41   0.13     1.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.34                      6.46   0.88     5.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.44                     16.14  -3.70    12.16    
                                                                     
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        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        28    -14       22       
  SINCE MAR 1    195                       243    -48      339       
  SINCE JUL 1   2046                      1908    138     2355       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         3      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        17     23       25       
  SINCE MAR 1     84                        53     31       38       
  SINCE JAN 1     85                        70     15       49       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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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 2015.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2015.........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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