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CDUS44 KLCH 200816
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
316 AM CDT SUN MAY 20 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         90    359 PM  97    1906  86      4       89       
  MINIMUM         63    556 AM  46    1895  65     -2       62       
  AVERAGE         77                        75      2       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.85 1902   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      2.71  -2.26     0.65    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.53                     12.31   0.22     5.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.59                     21.99   7.60    10.86    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        10      2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  198                       155     43      131       
  SINCE MAR 1    478                       297    181      408       
  SINCE JAN 1    507                       314    193      442       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        96      2008                    
                                             1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        45      1894                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2012...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2012...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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