Natchitoches Weather Summary For April 5, 2013

Natchitoches Weather Summary For April 5, 2013
Morning Clear Sky; Partly Cloudy evening Friday....
April 5, 2013 --- A clear sky was observed this morning and today at Natchitoches, La.  The 8:00 AM offical NWS temperature today for City was 43.5°F.  The low temperature this morning was 40.5°F.  Yesterday's official NWS high tempeature was recorded as 46.2°F, which is abnormally cool for this time of year at this location. High cloudiness (cirrus cloud type) moved in overhead from the west during the afternoon.  It was partly cloudy during the 5PM-11:59PM time period.  The official National Weather Service high temperature for Natchitoches today was 69.1°F.
The weather was good for the City of Natchitoches, La. Riverbank BBQ lunch sale as shown in the photos on this post:

 

 

Also, it was good day for rowing on Cane River Lake today at 11:45 AM CDT:

NSU rowers on Cane River Lake, Natchitoches, La. at 11:45 AM CDT on April 05, 2013

 

Natchitoches Weather Summary For April 4, 2013

Natchitoches Weather Summary For April 4, 2013
Abnormally Chilly Weather At Natchitoches, La. For This Time Of Year....
A cloudy day prevailed..
National Weather Service data for Natchitoches, Louisiana
April 4, 2013 ---  An overcast sky morning prevailed. The official NWS maximum temperature for Natchitoches, La. during the past 24-hr. period ending at 8 AM CDT today is 47.2°.  The temperature at 8:00 AM CDT was a chilly 42.4° for this time of year.  Past 24-hour precipitation ending at 8 AM CDT today was 0.06".  At 9:00 AM CDT, the temperature was 42.9° and the wind was from the NNW (340 degrees) at 6 MPH (5 KT).  The afternoon was overcast and chilly temperatures in the 40's prevailed!!  At 3:00 PM CDT, the temperature was 45.5°F and the sky was cloudy at Natchitoches, La.  The normal high for today's date at Natchitoches should be near 74°F or 75°F.  At 3:00 PM, skies were clearing over central Texas and regional temperatures shown in the below graphic.  Skies remained overcast during the evening.  At 5 PM CDT, there was cloudy sky and 45.4°F.  At 6:00 PM CDT, a cloudy sky and  the temperature was 45.5°F.  At 8:30 PM CDT, the sky remained cloudy and the temperature was 45.3°F.  During the afteroon and evening the wind prevailed to blow from the NW or NNW gusting up to 20 MPH.  The official National Weather Service high temperature for the City of Natchitoches, La. today was 46.2°F.  Yesterday's high was 47° as shown the NWS weather summary below.

WEATHER SUMMARY FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATES NATCHITOCHES, LA having chilly days during April 3, 2013:
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SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CDT THU APR 4 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              48    41       42        0.04
BENTON 5E            46    41       42        0.33
HOMER 1N             44    40       41        0.25
JENA 4WSW            60    43       43        0.10
MOORINGSPORT         45    40       41        0.43
NATCHITOCHES #2      47    42       42        0.06RUSTON - LA TECH     48    45       47        0.32
S`PORT-SRN HILLS     47    41       42        0.10

EAST TEXAS:
ATLANTA              48    40       41        0.35
CARTHAGE             77    42       42        0.13
CENTER               49    42       42        0.09
CHALK HILL           47    41       44        0.20
GARRISON 2S           M     M        M        0.00
HALLSVILLE           47    40       41        0.12
HOLLY LAKE RANCH     49    40       40        0.22
HENDERSON            49    41       41        0.11
LAKE FORK            52    42       43        0.33
LONGVIEW #2          47    40       41        0.12
LUFKIN 11NW          52    44       45        0.09
MARSHALL             47    41       42        0.13
MOUNT PLEASANT       54    43       44        0.38
MOUNT VERNON         52    41       41        0.30
NACOGDOCHES          50    44       44        0.20
SAM RAYBURN DAM      50    44       44        0.00
TEXARKANA            47    40       40        0.46
TOLEDO BEND DAM      50    43       44        0.00
TYLER                49    41       41        0.18
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM    49    41       41        0.39


SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS:
ASHDOWN              49    40       42        0.46
DEQUEEN              51    39       41        0.36
HOPE 3NE             46    40       41        0.41
NASHVILLE            51    42       42        0.33


SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA:
BATTIEST             48    37       37        0.96


DAILY AGRICULTURAL OBSERVATIONS...SOIL TEMPERATURES...CLASS A
PAN EVAPORATION...AND TOTALIZING ANEMOMETER WIND MEASUREMENTS


NWS COOP         SOIL TEMPERATURE   EVAPORATION   TOTAL
SUBSTATION      HIGH  LOW  CURRENT                WINDS
-------------------------------------------------------
LAKE FORK TX                            0.05
RAYBURN DAM TX                          0.06        21
TOLEDO BEND TX                          0.01
W. PATMAN DAM TX                        0.14        36


$$

VIII.

Natchitoches, Louisiana Abnormally
 Chilly Weather of April 4, 2013.

(April 4, 2013) -- National Weather Service Climate Data:
The Shreveport Climate Normals For Today, April 4:
Normal Maximum Temperature: 74°
Record Maximum Temperature: 92° in 1880
Minimum Normal Temerature: 50°
Minimum Record Temperature: 31° in 1987
------------
The Alexandria Climate Normals For Today, April 4:
Maximum Normal Temperature: 75°
Maximum Records: 89° in 1954 & 1893
Minimum Normal Temperature: 51°
Minimum Record: 33° in 1987

CLIMATE REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR APRIL 4 2013:
--------------------------
SHREVEPORT FOR APRIL 4 2013:
TODAY'S MAXIMUM: 47° at 2:59 PM
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: -27°
NORMAL VALUE: 74°
--------------------------
ALEXANDRIA FOR APRIL 4 2013:
TODAY'S MAXIMUM: 50° at 12:46 PM
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: -25°
NORMAL VALUE: 75°



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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
5:40 PM CDT FRI APR 5 2013
DAILY COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN FOR APRIL 4TH:
----
SHEVEPORT, LA-
... OLD RECORD: 53 IN 1891
NEW RECORD: 48 IN 2013
RECORDS SINCE 1874
----
MONROE LA -
OLD RECORD: 57 IN 1987
NEW RECORD: 47 IN 2013
RECORDS SINCE 1930
----
LUFKIN TX -
OLD RECORD: 54 IN 1949
NEW RECORD: 51 IN 2013
RECORDS SINCE 1906

 

Roque House at Natchitoches, LA during March 2013

Roque House at Natchitoches, LA during March 2013

Natchitoches Weather Summary For April 3, 2013

Natchitoches Weather Summary For April 3, 2013
Chilly Wednesday at Natchitoches...
Damp, Chilly, Rainy Weather Prevails On April 3, 2013 At Natchitoches, Louisiana




Damp, Chilly, Rainy Weather
 Prevails On April 3, 2013
At Natchitoches, Louisiana

April 3, 2013 -- A rainy morning was observed at Natchitoches today...periods of rainfall observed.  Skies were cloudy during the 7:00AM & 8:00 AM CDT hours.  Yesterday's offical NWS high  temperature for Natchitoches was 76°F.  This morning low temperature was 45.0°F and at 8:00 AM CDT today, it was an overcast sky, wind from the NNE (030 degrees) at 7 MPH (6 KT) and the temperature was 45.3°.  Past 24-hr. rainfall ending at 8 AM today was 0.71".  The afternoon was overcast and chilly temperatures prevailed.  Periods of drizzle were observed during the afternoon.  At 7:00 PM CDT, it was 45.5°, overcast and the wind blew from the NE (040 degrees) at 13 MPH (11 KT).  A NE wind prevailed today.  The high temperature today only made it to 47.2°F !! 

Here are some other chilly temps for today from the National Weather Service in Shreveport, La.:

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RECORD EVENT REPORT...UPDATED FOR EL DORADO ARKANSAS APRIL RECORD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1116 AM CDT THU APR 4 2013
...DAILY COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN FOR APRIL 3RD...
...NEW COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL
ESTABLISHED AT EL DORADO ARKANSAS...
LOCATION       OLD RECORD      NEW RECORD          YEARS OF DATA
------------------------------------------------------------------
SHREVEPORT LA  56 IN 1877      48 IN 2013       RECORDS SINCE 1874
MONROE LA      54 IN 1975      51 IN 2013       RECORDS SINCE 1930
TEXARKANA AR   55 IN 1975      47 IN 2013       RECORDS SINCE 1896
EL DORADO AR   52 IN 1949      44 IN 2013       RECORDS SINCE 1907
TYLER TX       53 IN 1979      51 IN 2013       RECORDS SINCE 1896
LONGVIEW TX    54 IN 1936      50 IN 2013       RECORDS SINCE 1902
------------------------------------------------------------------
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 44 DEGREES AT EL DORADO ARKANSAS FOR APRIL
3RD OF 2013 BROKE THE COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR THE ENTIRE
MONTH OF APRIL.  THE PREVIOUS COOLEST HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR
APRIL WAS 45 DEGREES SET DURING APRIL 11TH OF 1988.
$$
20/VIII.

Louisiana High/Low Temperatures chilly today:

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RTPLA
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION SUMMARY FOR LOUISIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE LA
839 PM CDT WED APR 3 2013
HIGH TEMPERATURE DURING PAST 18 HOURS
LOW TEMPERATURE DURING PAST 18 HOURS
PRECIPITATION PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 7 PM LOCAL TIME
.BR LIX 0403 CD DH19/TAIRZS/TAIRZI/PPDRZZ
:ID    STATION                    HIGH   LOW   24-HOUR
                                               PRECIP
SHV  :SHREVEPORT                 : 48  / 44  / 0.34
BAD  :BARKSDALE AFB              : 47  / 44  / 0.25
MLU  :MONROE                     : 51  / 44  / 0.58
AEX  :ALEXANDRIA INTL            : 60  / 47  / 0.66
ESF  :ALEXANDRIA ESLER           : 60  / 48  / 0.68
POE  :FT. POLK AAF               : 59  / 48  / 1.01
DNK  :FT. POLK-SELF STRIP        : 59  / 47  / 1.02
BKB  :FT. POLK-FULLERTON         : 63  / 49  / 0.93
LCH  :LAKE CHARLES               : 66  / 53  / 3.09
LFT  :LAFAYETTE                  : 66  / 53  / 1.77
ARA  :NEW IBERIA                 : 68  / 57  / 1.50
BTR  :BATON ROUGE                : 63  / 55  / 1.25
MSY  :NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL  : 68  / 59  / 1.93
AUD  :NEW ORLEANS AUDUBON        : 70  / 58  / 1.94
NEW  :NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT APT  : 71  / 63  / MMMM
NBG  :BELLE CHASSE               : 72  / 62  / MMMM
ASD  :SLIDELL                    : 67  / 57  / 1.75
BVE  :BOOTHVILLE                 : 67  / 60  / 2.09
P92  :SALT POINT                 : 76  / 64  / 1.63
PTN  :PATTERSON                  : 72  / 61  / 0.20
.END
THESE DATA ARE PRELIMINARY AND HAVE NOT UNDERGONE FINAL QUALITY
CONTROL BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER/NCDC/. THEREFORE...
THESE DATA ARE SUBJECT TO REVISION. FINAL AND CERTIFIED CLIMATE
DATA CAN BE ACCESSED AT WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV.

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RTPLA
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION SUMMARY FOR LOUISIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE LA
727 AM CDT THU APR 4 2013
HIGH TEMPERATURE YESTERDAY
LOW TEMPERATURE PAST 12 HOURS
PRECIPITATION FOR 24 HOURS ENDING AT 7 AM LOCAL TIME.BR LIX 0404 CD DH01/TAIRZX/DH07/TAIRZP/PPDRZZ

:ID    STATION                    HIGH   LOW   24-HOUR
                                               PRECIP
SHV  :SHREVEPORT                 : 48  / 42  / 0.21
BAD  :BARKSDALE AFB              : 47  / 42  / 0.06
MLU  :MONROE                     : 51  / 43  / 0.52
AEX  :ALEXANDRIA INTL            : 60  / 45  / 0.01
ESF  :ALEXANDRIA ESLER           : 60  / 46  / 0.07
POE  :FT. POLK AAF               : 59  / 44  / 0.00
DNK  :FT. POLK-SELF STRIP        : 59  / 43  / 0.00
BKB  :FT. POLK-FULLERTON         : 63  / MM  / MMMM
LCH  :LAKE CHARLES               : 66  / 48  / 0.01
LFT  :LAFAYETTE                  : 66  / 49  / 0.05
ARA  :NEW IBERIA                 : 68  / 51  / 0.07
BTR  :BATON ROUGE                : 63  / 50  / 0.24
MSY  :NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL  : 68  / 54  / 1.13
AUD  :NEW ORLEANS AUDUBON        : 70  / 53  / 0.94
NEW  :NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT APT  : 71  / 58  /   T
NBG  :BELLE CHASSE               : 72  / MM  / MMMM
ASD  :SLIDELL                    : 67  / 51  / 0.75
BVE  :BOOTHVILLE                 : 67  / 58  / 1.65
P92  :SALT POINT                 : 76  / 55  / 0.29
PTN  :PATTERSON                  : 72  / 54  / 0.06
:END
THESE DATA ARE PRELIMINARY AND HAVE NOT UNDERGONE FINAL QUALITY
CONTROL BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER/NCDC/. THEREFORE...
THESE DATA ARE SUBJECT TO REVISION. FINAL AND CERTIFIED CLIMATE
DATA CAN BE ACCESSED AT WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV.

Natchitoches, La. 2ND DRIEST MARCH ON RECORD: Shreveport National Weather Service

March 2013 HAD MUCH BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION AT NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA, according to the National Weather Service...

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DGTSHV
ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-021800-
DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
910 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013

...HEAVY RAINFALL OBSERVED DURING THE LAST TWO DAYS OF MARCH HAS
RESULTED IN A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT TO THE INCREASINGLY DRY CONDITIONS
THAT HAD DEVELOPED EARLIER IN THE MONTH ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION...
 
*MARCH 2013... 0.88"
*Departure from Normal: -4.24"
*Percentage of Normal:  17%             
CITY:                                   
NATCHITOCHES LA
NOTE: MARCH 2013 RANKED AS THE 2ND DRIEST MARCH ON RECORD. RECORDS SINCE 1923.

Here's the complete official report for Natchitoches, LA from the National Weather Service:
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097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-021800-

DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
910 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013

...HEAVY RAINFALL OBSERVED DURING THE LAST TWO DAYS OF MARCH HAS
RESULTED IN A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT TO THE INCREASINGLY DRY CONDITIONS
THAT HAD DEVELOPED EARLIER IN THE MONTH ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION...

SYNOPSIS...

UP UNTIL THE FINAL TWO DAYS OF MARCH...A VERY DRY MONTH HAD SET UP
ACROSS ALL OF THE FOUR STATE REGION...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN SECTIONS OF NORTHCENTRAL LOUISIANA...WHERE ROUGHLY A HALF INCH
OF RAIN WAS RECORDED. THESE VERY DRY CONDITIONS...COUPLED WITH PERIODS OF
WARM AND WINDY DAYS AND SPRING GREENUP OF VEGETATION RESULTED IN A RAPID
DRYING OF TOPSOIL MOISTURE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...A PROGRESSIVE
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE THAT MOVED ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE MORNING
HOURS OF THE 30TH RESULTED IN A QUARTER TO IN EXCESS OF A HALF INCH OF
RAIN AREAWIDE...WITH A STRONG SQUALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON EASTER
MORNING THE 31ST RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF INCH
TO IN EXCESS OF AN INCH. THIS RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL WAS ENOUGH TO
SLIGHTLY DAMPEN DROUGHT CONDITIONS WHICH HAD DETERIORATED DURING THE
MONTH. MONTHLY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH WAS OBSERVED
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF NORTHCENTRAL LOUISIANA...EAST OF A
NATCHITOCHES...TO WINNFIELD AND COLUMBIA LINE. MONTHLY TOTALS OF AN INCH
AND A HALF TO IN EXCESS OF THREE INCHES WAS RECORDED ELSEWHERE ACROSS
THE REGION...ALTHOUGH RAINFALL DEFICITS OF ONE TO IN EXCESS OF THREE
INCHES WERE NOTED TO END THE MONTH. GIVEN THE MOSTLY DORMANT VEGETATION
THROUGH MUCH OF THE MONTH...THIS RAINFALL WAS ABLE TO GENERATE SOME
RUNOFF WHICH CONTINUED TO BENEFIT AREA LAKES AND RESERVOIRS...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE MIDDLE RED...SULPHUR...AND CYPRESS BASINS.

THIS RECENT RAINFALL DID SLIGHTLY IMPROVE DROUGHT CONDITIONS AREAWIDE...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR
THROUGH RED RIVER AND BOWIE COUNTIES...WHILE ALSO IMPROVING FUEL
CONDITIONS IN WAKE OF THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF DRYNESS. HOWEVER...
A NARROW CORRIDOR OF SEVERE (D2) DROUGHT CONDITIONS LINGER ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS NORTH OF A TEXARKANA...TO NASHVILLE ARKANSAS LINE.
MODERATE (D1) DROUGHT CONDITIONS PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
NORTHEAST TEXAS AND THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH OF A
TYLER...LONGVIEW AND MAUD TEXAS...TO FOUKE AND TAYLOR ARKANSAS LINE.
ABNORMALLY DRY (D0) CONDITIONS REMAIN IN PLACE ELSEWHERE ACROSS EAST
TEXAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA GIVEN THE LARGE DEFICITS IN MONTHLY RAINFALL.


SUMMARY OF IMPACTS...

AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS.
RAINFALL DURING THE LAST FEW DAYS OF MARCH HAS BOOSTED SOIL MOISTURE
AFTER WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS HAD BEGUN TO DRY OUT THE SOILS. SUBFREEZING
TEMPERATURES ON THE 25TH-27TH MAY HAVE DAMAGED WARM SEASON GRASSES AND
PEACHES AS THEY BEGAN TO EMERGE.

FIRE DANGER IMPACTS.
NO BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME.

CURRENT WATER RESTRICTIONS.
AQUIFER LEVELS REMAIN ABNORMALLY LOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. CITIES IN
NORTHEAST TEXAS THAT REMAIN UNDER A VOLUNTARY OR A MILD RATIONING OF WATER
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE INCLUDE: PITTSBURG...GLADEWATER...WHITE OAK...
MARSHALL...HALLSVILLE...TYLER...NACOGDOCHES...MELROSE...SAN AUGUSTINE...
CENTER...HEMPHILL...BULLARD...GILMER...HAWKINS...AND HUNTINGTON. OTHER
SMALLER WATER SYSTEMS ACROSS EAST TEXAS ALSO REMAIN UNDER VOLUNTARY OR A
MILD RATIONING OF WATER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.


CLIMATE SUMMARY...

BELOW IS A LIST OF THE 12 MONTH RAINFALL TOTALS SINCE DROUGHT CONDITIONS
REDEVELOPED IN LATE APRIL 2012...THEIR DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL...AND THEIR
PERCENTAGES OF NORMAL...FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS ACROSS THE FOUR STATE REGION:

CITY:           APRIL `12 - MARCH `13       DEPARTURE       PERCENTAGE
                  (THROUGH 3/31/13)        FROM NORMAL       OF NORMAL

SHREVEPORT LA            52.49                -0.83             98%

SHREVEPORT LA            50.45                -5.01             91%
(SOUTH SHREVEPORT/SOUTHERN HILLS OFFICIAL COOPERATIVE OBSERVING STATION)

MONROE LA                60.77                +7.02            113%

NATCHITOCHES LA          55.83                +0.67            101%

TEXARKANA AR             31.59               -17.92             64%

EL DORADO AR             43.21                -9.25             82%

HOPE 3NE AR              43.01               -11.09             80%

NASHVILLE AR             40.02               -15.20             72%

DEQUEEN AR               25.50               -23.60             52%

TYLER POUNDS FIELD TX    33.70               -12.18             73%

TYLER (CITY) TX          39.23                -9.47             81%

LONGVIEW TX              40.99                -8.38             83%

LUFKIN TX                38.46                -7.35             84%


SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA MESONET STATIONS...
MT. HERMAN               35.18               -18.90             65%
BROKEN BOW               37.56               -16.52             69%
IDABEL                   35.73               -20.07             64%


BELOW IS A LIST OF THE MARCH CUMULATIVE RAINFALL TOTALS...THEIR
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL...AND THEIR PERCENTAGES OF NORMAL...FOR
SELECTED LOCATIONS ACROSS THE REGION:

CITY:                 MARCH 2013          DEPARTURE       PERCENTAGE
                                         FROM NORMAL       OF NORMAL

SHREVEPORT LA           3.58               -0.56             86%

SHREVEPORT LA           2.49               -1.92             56%
(SOUTH SHREVEPORT/SOUTHERN HILLS OFFICIAL COOPERATIVE OBSERVING STATION)

MONROE LA               1.76               -2.96             37%

NATCHITOCHES LA         0.88               -4.24             17%
NOTE: MARCH 2013 RANKED AS THE 2ND DRIEST MARCH ON RECORD. RECORDS SINCE
      1923.

COLUMBIA LA             0.56               -4.55             11%
NOTE: MARCH 2013 RANKED AS THE 2ND DRIEST MARCH ON RECORD. RECORDS SINCE
      1941.

TEXARKANA AR            2.60               -1.60             62%

EL DORADO AR            3.06               -1.69             64%

HOPE 3NE AR             2.24               -2.68             46%

NASHVILLE AR            2.21               -2.84             44%

DEQUEEN AR              1.54               -3.10             33%

TYLER POUNDS FIELD TX   2.91               -1.21             71%

TYLER (CITY) TX         2.39               -1.80             57%

LONGVIEW TX             3.33               -1.02             77%

LUFKIN TX               2.54               -1.24             67%


SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA MESONET STATIONS...
MT. HERMAN              4.07               -0.70             85%
BROKEN BOW              3.08               -1.69             65%
IDABEL                  3.07               -1.91             62%


PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...

NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR ONE MORE DAY AT LEAST OVER THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HALF OF THE REGION...BEFORE A COLD FRONT SLOWLY
BACKDOORS SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...EXTREME
NORTHEAST TEXAS AND NORTHERN LOUISIANA TUESDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT MAY
BECOME STATIONARY NEAR OR JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF
EAST TEXAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE SEEPING SOUTH
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES
WILL COOL SOME 15-20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BEHIND THE FRONT...AS SOUTHERLY
WINDS ATOP THE SHALLOW COOL AIR DOME ENHANCE OVERRUNNING CONDITIONS.
A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES AHEAD OF A DIGGING TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL ALLOW FOR AREAS OF SHOWERS AND A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND EAST TEXAS...WHICH WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION
TUESDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA
WEDNESDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO NORTHWEST TEXAS. THE SHOWERS AND
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY...WITH
CUMULATIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM A HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN
INCH ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...UP TO TWO INCHES
FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS EAST TEXAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA. NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY...BEFORE READINGS
WARM QUICKLY BACK ABOVE NORMAL BY THIS NEXT WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK AS A
SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS TO THE AREA.

THE THREE MONTH TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK FOR APRIL-MAY-JUNE...ISSUED BY
THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC)...INDICATES HIGHER PROBABILITIES
FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. THE THREE MONTH
PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK THROUGH JUNE DOES INDICATE EQUAL CHANCES FOR SEEING
BELOW NORMAL...NORMAL...AND ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF THE REGION.
THE EXCEPTION IS ACROSS DEEP EAST TEXAS...WHERE HIGHER PROBABILITIES FOR
OBSERVING BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL EXIST. AT THIS TIME...NEAR NEUTRAL
CONDITIONS IN THE EQUATORIAL PACIFIC OCEAN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE SPRING AND SUMMER MONTHS...RESULTING IN VERY LITTLE SKILL IN
FORECASTING CERTAIN PRECIPITATION PATTERNS OVER THE AREA.


HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...

RECENT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS THE MIDDLE RED RIVER
AND SULPHUR RIVER BASINS HAVE RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO LAKES
AND RESERVOIRS OVER THESE AREAS...WITH NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL POOL
STAGES NOTED. HOWEVER...DEFICITS STILL PERSIST FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE
CYPRESS AND MIDDLE SABINE BASINS...WHERE POOL STAGES AT LAKE FORK...BOB
SANDLIN AND LAKE OF THE PINES REMAIN SOME THREE TO FIVE FEET BELOW NORMAL.
SOME SLIGHT DEFICIENCY HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE LOWER SABINE...NECHES...
AND RED BASINS GIVEN THE BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL OBSERVED DURING MARCH...BUT
SOME IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED LATER THIS WEEK AS THE HEAVIER RAINFALL AXIS
IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THESE AREAS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.


NEXT ISSUANCE DATE...

THE NEXT DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY EARLY MAY.

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RELATED WEB SITES...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT HOMEPAGE: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SHV
NATIONAL INTEGRATED DROUGHT INFORMATION SYSTEM: WWW.DROUGHT.GOV
U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR: WWW.DROUGHT.UNL.EDU/DM/MONITOR.HTML
DROUGHT IMPACT REPORTER: WWW.DROUGHTREPORTER.UNL.EDU
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER: WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV
LA OFFICE OF STATE CLIMATOLOGY: WWW.LOSC.LSU.EDU
TX OFFICE OF STATE CLIMATOLOGY: WWW.MET.TAMU.EDU/OSC
OK CLIMATOLOGICAL SURVEY: HTTP://CLIMATE.OK.GOV
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: HTTP://WATER.USGS.GOV
TEXAS A&M AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS-AGNEWS: HTTP://AGNEWS.TAMU.EDU
LA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY: HTTP://WWW.LDAF.STATE.LA.US/
TEXAS FOREST SERVICE: HTTP://TEXASFORESTSERVICE.TAMU.EDU
ARKANSAS FIRE INFO: HTTP://WWW.ARKFIREINFO.ORG
OKLAHOMA FORESTRY SERVICES: HTTP://WWW.FORESTRY.OK.GOV/WILDLAND-FIRE
LSU AG CENTER: HTTP://WWW.LSUAGCENTER.COM


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...

THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR FACILITATES COLLABORATION AMONGST VARIOUS
AGENCIES...INCLUDING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...STATE
CLIMATOLOGISTS...THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER...AND THE U.S. DROUGHT
MITIGATION CENTER. INFORMATION FROM THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN GATHERED
FROM NWS/FAA OBSERVATION SITES...THE USDA...CORPS OF ENGINEERS...USGS...
TEXAS FOREST SERVICE...TEXAS INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER...
ARKANSAS FORESTRY COMMISSION...AND THE OKLAHOMA FORESTRY SERVICES.


QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS DROUGHT INFORMATION
STATEMENT...PLEASE CONTACT:

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
5655 HOLLYWOOD AVE.
SHREVEPORT LA 71109

PHONE: (318) 631-3669
EMAIL: SR-SHV.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV

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15/HANSFORD

Natchitoches Weather Summary For April 2, 2013

Natchitoches Weather Summary For April 2, 2013
Cloudy morning; rainy evening at Natchitoches, La. today...
April 2, 2013 --- A cloudy morning was observed today at Natchitoches, La. on Apr. 2.  The official NWS low temperature was 52°F.  Yesterday's official NWS high made it to 74.7° or 75°F at Natchitoches. On Tues., April 2nd, the sky was clear to mostly clear during the morning with high clouds (cirrus) moving in from the West during the 1 PM CDT hour.  At 3:15 PM CDT, the temperature was 74.9°F.  At 3:44 PM CDT, the sky was overcast.  Rainfall commenced during the 6:00 PM CDT as mostly light rain was observed.  Rain continued during the late evening hours.  At 9 PM CDT, the temperature was 63°F and the wind was from the ENE (070 degrees) at 9 MPH (8 KT). The official National Weather Service high today for Natchitoches, La. was 75.9° or 76°F. A stationary front was located just north of Natchitoches and south of Shreveport during the evening.  By 11 PM CDT, this front sagged southward and was located south of Natchitoches and just north of Alexandria, La.   

Natchitoches, La., March 2013
City Hall grounds

Natchitoches Weather Summary For April 1, 2013

Natchitoches Weather Summary For April 1, 2013
Foggy Natchitoches Monday...



Roque House, Natchitoches, La.

April 1, 2013 -- A dense foggy morning observed today at Natchitoches, La. with VSB at times at or near 0 miles.  The NWS official low this morning was 51°. Yesterday's high was 69° and 24-hour official NWS precipitation total ending at 8:00 AM CDT today for Natchitoches was 0.76 nches. Fog was still observed as of 9:47 AM CDT.  The fog lifted by 10:15 AM CDT today.  A partly sunny sky during the 11 AM CDT hour at Natchitoches.  The 11:55 AM CDT temperature was 65.8°F.  A mostly clear evening sky was observed with a few high clouds passing over.  Today's official NWS high temperature for Natchitoches, La. is 74.7°F or 75°F.  No precipitation was recorded today.