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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
645 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2016


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         61    359 PM  80    1978  59      2       52       
  MINIMUM         49    623 AM  17    2014  39     10       26       
  AVERAGE         55                        49      6       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.71          4.60 1998   0.14   0.57      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.72                      1.04  -0.32     1.79    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.78                      7.16   1.62     4.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.72                      1.04  -0.32     1.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0    MM  MM     MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        16     -6       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  129                       112     17      142       
  SINCE DEC 1    376                       576   -200      532       
  SINCE JUL 1    527                       901   -374      925       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        79      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        17      1970                    
                                             1942                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2016.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2016.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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