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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
645 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         75    227 PM  86    1907  69      6       52       
  MINIMUM         62    313 AM  26    1901  46     16       47       
  AVERAGE         69                        58     11       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.29          3.65 1998   0.18   0.11     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      1.37  -1.03     3.32    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.34                      1.37  -1.03     3.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.82                     11.05  -4.23     8.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1920  MM     MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        74    -44      129       
  SINCE MAR 1     30                        74    -44      129       
  SINCE JUL 1   1230                      1739   -509     1980       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         8     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         8     -3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        25    -12        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        90      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2016.........SUNRISE   627 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2016.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   615 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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