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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
335 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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    423 PM  94    1952  83      6       77
  MINIMUM         71    604 AM  41    1954  61     10       50
  AVERAGE         80                        72      8       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.44 1960   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.70  -0.70     0.65
  SINCE MAR 1     12.08                     10.30   1.78     5.57
  SINCE JAN 1     29.14                     19.98   9.16    10.86

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       15                         7      8        0
  MONTH TO DATE   73                        32     41       22
  SINCE MAR 1    353                       174    179      299
  SINCE JAN 1    382                       191    191      333
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM
 LOWEST     50           200 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        95      1906
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        38      1954


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  6 2012...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT
MAY  7 2012...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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