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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
328 AM CDT MON MAR 20 2017


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2017


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    434 PM  89    1907  72     10       64       
  MINIMUM         60    445 AM  27    1923  48     12       49       
  AVERAGE         71                        60     11       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.09 1905   0.15  -0.15     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      3.24  -2.23     7.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.01                      3.24  -2.23     7.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.72                     12.92  -4.20    13.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  129                       151    -22       40       
  SINCE MAR 1    129                       151    -22       40       
  SINCE JUL 1   1105                      1816   -711     1240       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         1      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        19      5       38       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        19      5       38       
  SINCE JAN 1    106                        36     70       46       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        25      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2017.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT   
MARCH 21 2017.........SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 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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