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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
509 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2012


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    351 PM  94    1952  83      7       76       
                                      1943                          
  MINIMUM         70    552 AM  42    2011  60     10       42       
  AVERAGE         80                        71      9       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.53 1941   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.55  -0.55     0.65    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.08                     10.15   1.93     5.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.14                     19.83   9.31    10.86    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         7      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        25     33       22       
  SINCE MAR 1    338                       167    171      299       
  SINCE JAN 1    367                       184    183      333       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        94      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        41      1954                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2012...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2012...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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