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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2018


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         74    451 PM  92    1925  78     -4       84       
                                      1920                          
  MINIMUM         37R   606 AM  37    2018  54    -17       65       
                                      2014                          
  AVERAGE         56                        66    -10       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.80 2015   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.70                      2.75  -0.05     9.34    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.28                      7.80   4.48    11.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.77                     17.48  11.29    19.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0    MM  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                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        52     30       14       
  SINCE MAR 1    223                       267    -44      143       
  SINCE JUL 1   1845                      1932    -87     1119       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        44    -15       61       
  SINCE MAR 1    100                        80     20      166       
  SINCE JAN 1    159                        97     62      248       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        92      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        39      1921                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2018.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2018.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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