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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
530 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         91    208 PM  93    1952  83      8       86       
                                      1905                          
  MINIMUM         66   1113 PM  41    1898  61      5       54       
  AVERAGE         79                        72      7       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.80 1893   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.00  -1.00     0.65    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.08                     10.60   1.48     5.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.14                     20.28   8.86    10.86    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         8      6        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  103                        47     56       30       
  SINCE MAR 1    383                       189    194      307       
  SINCE JAN 1    412                       206    206      341       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        91      2003                    
                                             2002                    
                                             1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        43      1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2012...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2012...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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