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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
315 AM CDT SUN MAY 5 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         77    352 PM  94    1952  83     -6       90       
                                      1943                          
  MINIMUM         38R   439 AM  42    2011  60    -22       70       
  AVERAGE         58                        71    -13       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.53 1941   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.55  -0.41     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.73                     10.15  -5.42    12.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.18                     19.83   1.35    29.14    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        25    -15       58       
  SINCE MAR 1    119                       167    -48      338       
  SINCE JAN 1    137                       184    -47      367       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        94      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        41      1954                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2013...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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