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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
340 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         84    438 PM  96    2005  87     -3       93       
  MINIMUM         66    210 AM  52    1919  65      1       65       
                                      1894                          
  AVERAGE         75                        76     -1       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.56          3.75 1916   0.18   0.38      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.76                      3.25  -0.49     0.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.35                     12.85  -5.50    12.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.80                     22.53   1.27    29.59    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        11     -1       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                       187    -56      241       
  SINCE MAR 1    240                       329    -89      521       
  SINCE JAN 1    258                       346    -88      550       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        97      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        50      1954                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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