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CDUS44 KLCH 081509
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
958 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2018


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         90    405 PM  93    1952  83      7       83       
                                      1905                          
  MINIMUM         59    511 AM  41    1898  61     -2       53       
  AVERAGE         75                        72      3       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.80 1893   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      1.00  -0.72     0.91    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.28                     10.60   2.68    13.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.77                     20.28   9.49    21.67    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         8      2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        47     21        8       
  SINCE MAR 1    194                       189      5      270       
  SINCE JAN 1    253                       206     47      352       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        91      2003                    
                                             2002                    
                                             1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        43      1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2018...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2018...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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