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CDUS44 KLCH 060854
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
354 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2018


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         81    501 PM  94    1952  83     -2       76       
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  41    1954  61      1       51       
  AVERAGE         72                        72      0       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.27          3.44 1960   0.15   0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.70  -0.42     0.91    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.28                     10.30   2.98    13.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.77                     19.98   9.79    21.67    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         7      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        32     18        5       
  SINCE MAR 1    176                       174      2      267       
  SINCE JAN 1    235                       191     44      349       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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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 2018...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2018...........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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