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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
342 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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    408 PM  93    1925  85     -2       89       
                                      1899                          
  MINIMUM         65    523 AM  46    1907  64      1       64       
  AVERAGE         74                        75     -1       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.40 1983   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      2.22  -1.25     0.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.56                     11.82  -6.26    12.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.01                     21.50   0.51    29.59    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        10     -1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                       125    -79      164       
  SINCE MAR 1    155                       267   -112      444       
  SINCE JAN 1    173                       284   -111      473       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        93      1925                    
                                             1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        47      2011                    
                                             1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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