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CDUS44 KLCH 231245
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT WED MAY 23 2018


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         94    408 PM  96    2005  87      7       68       
  MINIMUM         69    540 AM  52    1919  65      4       65       
                                      1894                          
  AVERAGE         82                        76      6       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.75 1916   0.18  -0.18     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      3.25  -2.93     1.67    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.32                     12.85   0.47    14.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.81                     22.53   7.28    22.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        11      6        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  293                       187    106      147       
  SINCE MAR 1    419                       329     90      409       
  SINCE JAN 1    478                       346    132      491       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        97      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        50      1954                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2018...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2018...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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