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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
408 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2018


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         84    309 PM  86    2015  71     13       77       
  MINIMUM         64    554 AM  31    1923  48     16       53       
                                      1913                          
  AVERAGE         74                        60     14       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          3.52 1961   0.15   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.11                      2.94  -0.83     1.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.11                      2.94  -0.83     1.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.60                     12.62   5.98     8.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1941  MM     MM        0.0     
                                      1923                          
  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                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  112                       139    -27      129       
  SINCE MAR 1    112                       139    -27      129       
  SINCE JUL 1   1734                      1804    -70     1105       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         1      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        17      3       15       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        17      3       15       
  SINCE JAN 1     79                        34     45       97       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        87      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1893                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2018.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
MARCH 19 2018.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 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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