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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
339 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         80    402 PM  93    1952  82     -2       88       
                                      1901                          
  MINIMUM         58    520 AM  43    1965  59     -1       69       
                                      1908                          
  AVERAGE         69                        70     -1       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.60 1905   0.16  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.20                      4.55  -1.35     4.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.59                      9.60  -5.01    12.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.04                     19.28   1.76    29.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                        67     38       17       
  SINCE MAR 1    411                       282    129       82       
  SINCE JUL 1   1844                      1947   -103     1512       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         6     -2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   93                       106    -13      156       
  SINCE MAR 1    109                       142    -33      280       
  SINCE JAN 1    127                       159    -32      309       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      1925                    
                                             1908                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2013...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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