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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
323 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         86    249 PM  91    2003  84      2       90       
                                      2002                          
                                      1984                          
  MINIMUM         66    513 AM  43    1917  61      5       70       
  AVERAGE         76                        72      4       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.75 1994   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.14  -1.14     0.65    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.08                     10.74   1.34     5.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.14                     20.42   8.72    10.86    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         8      3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                        55     59       45       
  SINCE MAR 1    394                       197    197      322       
  SINCE JAN 1    423                       214    209      356       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        95      2008                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2012...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2012...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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