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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
321 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         72   1142 AM  92    1947  82    -10       91       
                                      1943                          
                                      1902                          
  MINIMUM         54   1159 PM  39    1909  60     -6       68       
  AVERAGE         63                        71     -8       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          3.31 1977   0.13  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.26  -0.12     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.73                      9.86  -5.13    12.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.18                     19.54   1.64    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        2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    413                       282    131       82       
  SINCE JUL 1   1846                      1947   -101     1512       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        12     -2       28       
  SINCE MAR 1    119                       154    -35      308       
  SINCE JAN 1    137                       171    -34      337       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        96      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        44      1909                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2013...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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