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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
355 AM CDT THU APR 30 2015


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         75    404 PM  91    2002  82     -7       84       
                                      1901                          
                                      1899                          
  MINIMUM         49    549 AM  45    1965  59    -10       57       
                                      1916                          
  AVERAGE         62                        70     -8       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          8.55 1953   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.30                      4.39   2.91     3.79    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.10                      9.44   3.66     7.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.20                     19.12  -0.92    14.08    
                                                                     
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        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        67    -42       81       
  SINCE MAR 1    206                       282    -76      398       
  SINCE JUL 1   2057                      1947    110     2414       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  140                       100     40      112       
  SINCE MAR 1    184                       136     48      125       
  SINCE JAN 1    185                       153     32      136       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        93      1952                    
                                             1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        43      1965                    
                                             1908                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2015.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2015...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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