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CDUS44 KLCH 170943
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
443 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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    125 PM  93    1925  85      4       77       
                                      1899                          
  MINIMUM         64    603 AM  46    1907  64      0       49       
  AVERAGE         77                        75      2       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.40 1983   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      2.22  -1.77     0.65    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.53                     11.82   0.71     5.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.59                     21.50   8.09    10.86    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        10      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  164                       125     39      115       
  SINCE MAR 1    444                       267    177      392       
  SINCE JAN 1    473                       284    189      426       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        93      1925                    
                                             1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        47      2011                    
                                             1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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