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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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    401 PM  89    1946  74      4       82       
  MINIMUM         68   1159 PM  29    1987  51     17       63       
  AVERAGE         73                        62     11       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          2.33 1976   0.15  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.75                      5.05   3.70     5.80    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.75                      5.05   3.70     5.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.23                     14.73   0.50    10.90    
                                                                     
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                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                       215   -116      181       
  SINCE MAR 1     99                       215   -116      181       
  SINCE JUL 1   1299                      1880   -581     2032       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        36     18       44       
  SINCE MAR 1     54                        36     18       44       
  SINCE JAN 1     62                        53      9       45       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     82           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        87      1927                    
                                             1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      1942                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2016.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
APRIL  2 2016.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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