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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
355 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2014


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         80    330 PM  95    2008  84     -4       80       
  MINIMUM         70   1159 PM  45    1917  62      8       60       
  AVERAGE         75                        73      2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          1.94 1990   0.13   0.00     1.30    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      1.27  -1.14     1.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.83                     10.87  -3.04     6.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.21                     20.55  -6.34    22.48    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         8      2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        63     -6       24       
  SINCE MAR 1    182                       205    -23      133       
  SINCE JAN 1    193                       222    -29      151       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        94      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1906                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2014...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2014...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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