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CDUS44 KLCH 030823
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
321 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         91    406 PM  92    1947  82      9       91
                                      1943
                                      1902
  MINIMUM         68    411 AM  39    1909  60      8       54
  AVERAGE         80                        71      9       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.31 1977   0.13  -0.13     0.50
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.26  -0.26     0.50
  SINCE MAR 1     12.08                      9.86   2.22     5.42
  SINCE JAN 1     29.14                     19.54   9.60    10.71

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       15                         6      9        8
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        12     16       22
  SINCE MAR 1    308                       154    154      299
  SINCE JAN 1    337                       171    166      333
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM
 LOWEST     50           400 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        96      1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        44      1909


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2012...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT
MAY  4 2012...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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