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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
742 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2018


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         81    355 PM  89    1961  71     10       64       
  MINIMUM         59    523 AM  30    1913  48     11       40       
  AVERAGE         70                        59     11       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          4.25 1923   0.16  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.92                      2.79  -0.87     1.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.92                      2.79  -0.87     1.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.41                     12.47   5.94     8.72    
                                                                     
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      2.9                      MM     MM        0.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  112                       133    -21      129       
  SINCE MAR 1    112                       133    -21      129       
  SINCE JUL 1   1734                      1798    -64     1105       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        16     -5       15       
  SINCE MAR 1     11                        16     -5       15       
  SINCE JAN 1     70                        33     37       97       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        86      2015                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1923                    
                                             1913                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2018.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
MARCH 18 2018.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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