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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
337 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         83    309 PM  94    1901  82      1       89       
  MINIMUM         66   1000 PM  42    1925  59      7       66       
                                      1908                          
  AVERAGE         75                        71      4       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          5.16 1937   0.13  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.13  -0.06     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.66                      9.73  -5.07    12.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.11                     19.41   1.70    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    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    411                       282    129       82       
  SINCE JUL 1   1844                      1947   -103     1512       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         6      4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         6      4       13       
  SINCE MAR 1    119                       148    -29      293       
  SINCE JAN 1    137                       165    -28      322       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        92      1947                    
                                             1943                    
                                             1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        39      1909                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2013...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2013...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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