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CDUS44 KLCH 131245
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2018


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         92R   159 PM  92    2018  85      7       80       
                                      2005                          
                                      2002                          
  MINIMUM         65    450 AM  44    1960  63      2       63       
  AVERAGE         79                        74      5       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.91 2004   0.14  -0.14     0.37    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      1.67  -1.39     1.28    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.28                     11.27   2.01    14.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.77                     20.95   8.82    22.04    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         9      5        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                        88     40       45       
  SINCE MAR 1    254                       230     24      307       
  SINCE JAN 1    313                       247     66      389       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        93      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2018...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2018...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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