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CDUS44 KLCH 130835
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
334 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         76    312 PM  92    2005  85     -9       89
                                      2002
                                      1916
  MINIMUM         64   1159 PM  44    1960  63      1       68
  AVERAGE         70                        74     -4       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.22          3.91 2004   0.14   0.08      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      1.67  -1.22     0.65
  SINCE MAR 1     12.53                     11.27   1.26     5.57
  SINCE JAN 1     29.59                     20.95   8.64    10.86

DEGREE DAYS
 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         9     -4       14
  MONTH TO DATE  134                        88     46      101
  SINCE MAR 1    414                       230    184      378
  SINCE JAN 1    443                       247    196      412
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM
 LOWEST     69          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        93      1905
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1960


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 13 2012...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT
MAY 14 2012...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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