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CDUS44 KLCH 041006
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
505 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         89    411 PM  96    1955  83      6       70
  MINIMUM         71    615 AM  44    1909  60     11       47
  AVERAGE         80                        71      9       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.25 1916   0.14  -0.14     0.15
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.40  -0.40     0.65
  SINCE MAR 1     12.08                     10.00   2.08     5.57
  SINCE JAN 1     29.14                     19.68   9.46    10.86

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       15                         6      9        0
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        18     25       22
  SINCE MAR 1    323                       160    163      299
  SINCE JAN 1    352                       177    175      333
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM
 LOWEST     50           400 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        94      1952
                                             1943
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        42      2011


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2012...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT
MAY  5 2012...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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