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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
645 AM CST MON MAR 5 2018


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2018


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    348 PM  86    1905  68      7       64       
  MINIMUM         49    445 AM  22    2002  45      4       42       
                                      1943                          
  AVERAGE         62                        56      6       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.01 1977   0.17  -0.17      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.67  -0.64     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.67  -0.64     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.52                     10.35   6.17     7.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  2014  MM     MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.9                      MM     MM        0.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         9     -6       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        39    -25       33       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                        39    -25       33       
  SINCE JUL 1   1636                      1704    -68     1009       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4        4       
  SINCE JAN 1     59                        21     38       86       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        85      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1960                    
                                             1917                    
                                             1893                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2018.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2018.........SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   612 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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