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CDUS44 KLCH 161245
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2018


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         93    220 PM  94    1899  85      8       87       
  MINIMUM         70    538 AM  45    1907  63      7       59       
  AVERAGE         82                        74      8       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.20 1928   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      2.09  -1.81     1.28    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.28                     11.69   1.59    14.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.77                     21.37   8.40    22.04    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                         9      8        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       115     63       64       
  SINCE MAR 1    304                       257     47      326       
  SINCE JAN 1    363                       274     89      408       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        93      1925                    
                                             1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        46      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2018...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2018...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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