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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
445 PM CST MON MAR 5 2018


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2018...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         80    306 PM  85    1905  68     12       62       
  MINIMUM         57    624 AM  25    1960  45     12       54       
                                      1917                          
                                      1893                          
  AVERAGE         69                        57     12       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             2.20 1919   0.17  -0.17     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.84  -0.81     0.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.84  -0.81     0.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.52                     10.52   6.00     7.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           T    1917  MM     MM        0.0     
  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                                                             
  TODAY            0                         9     -9        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        48    -34       40       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                        48    -34       40       
  SINCE JUL 1   1636                      1713    -77     1016       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         5     -1        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         5     -1        4       
  SINCE JAN 1     63                        22     41       86       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        85      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      2015                    

                                                                     
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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