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CDUS44 KLCH 010809
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
305 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         88    409 PM  93    1952  82      6       80
                                      1901
  MINIMUM         69    252 AM  43    1965  59     10       57
                                      1908
  AVERAGE         79                        70      9       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1905   0.16  -0.16      T
  MONTH TO DATE    4.57                      4.55   0.02     1.00
  SINCE MAR 1     12.08                      9.60   2.48     4.92
  SINCE JAN 1     29.14                     19.28   9.86    10.21

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           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      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        67    -50       29
  SINCE MAR 1     82                       282   -200      183
  SINCE JUL 1   1512                      1947   -435     1942

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       14                         6      8        4
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       106     50      220
  SINCE MAR 1    280                       142    138      277
  SINCE JAN 1    309                       159    150      311
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           300 AM
 LOWEST     46           400 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1901
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      1925
                                             1908


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2012...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT
MAY  2 2012...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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