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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         78    236 PM  89    1961  71      7       82       
  MINIMUM         61    615 AM  30    1913  48     13       54       
  AVERAGE         70                        59     11       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.25 1923   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.34                      2.79   3.55     4.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.34                      2.79   3.55     4.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.82                     12.47   0.35     9.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0     
  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                         7     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                       133   -102      149       
  SINCE MAR 1     31                       133   -102      149       
  SINCE JUL 1   1231                      1798   -567     2000       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        16     19        8       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        16     19        8       
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        33     10        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        86      2015                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1923                    
                                             1913                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2016.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
MARCH 18 2016.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 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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