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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
512 PM CDT THU MAY 9 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         80   1227 PM  95    2008  84     -4       84       
  MINIMUM         60    456 AM  45    1917  62     -2       62       
  AVERAGE         70                        73     -3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             1.94 1990   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      1.27  -1.13      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      4.73                     10.87  -6.14    12.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.18                     20.55   0.63    29.14    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            5                         8     -3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        63    -39      122       
  SINCE MAR 1    133                       205    -72      402       
  SINCE JAN 1    151                       222    -71      431       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        94      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1906                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2013...........SUNRISE   618 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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