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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2018


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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    227 PM  96    2008  86      7       85       
                                      1906                          
  MINIMUM         69    535 AM  45    1894  65      4       72       
  AVERAGE         81                        76      5       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             5.46 1935   0.18  -0.18     0.27    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      2.89  -2.57     1.55    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.32                     12.49   0.83    14.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.81                     22.17   7.64    22.31    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        10      6       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  261                       165     96      135       
  SINCE MAR 1    387                       307     80      397       
  SINCE JAN 1    446                       324    122      479       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        94      2012                    
                                             2005                    
                                             1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        45      1894                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2018...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2018...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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