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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
356 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         82    139 PM  86    2015  71     11       86       
  MINIMUM         54    439 PM  31    1923  48      6       59       
                                      1913                          
  AVERAGE         68                        60      8       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.28          3.52 1961   0.15   0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.62                      2.94   3.68     4.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.62                      2.94   3.68     4.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.10                     12.62   0.48     9.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1941  MM     MM        0.0     
                                      1923                          
  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                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                       139   -108      149       
  SINCE MAR 1     31                       139   -108      149       
  SINCE JUL 1   1231                      1804   -573     2000       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        17     21       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        17     21       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     46                        34     12       17       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        87      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1893                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2016.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
MARCH 19 2016.........SUNRISE   715 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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