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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
535 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2014


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         71    306 PM  93    1952  82    -11       80       
                                      1901                          
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  43    1965  59    -10       58       
                                      1908                          
  AVERAGE         60                        70    -10       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1905   0.16  -0.16     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.79                      4.55  -0.76     3.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.70                      9.60  -1.90     4.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.08                     19.28  -5.20    21.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.2                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      5.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         0      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                        67     19      105       
  SINCE MAR 1    403                       282    121      411       
  SINCE JUL 1   2419                      1947    472     1844       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  112                       106      6       93       
  SINCE MAR 1    125                       142    -17      109       
  SINCE JAN 1    136                       159    -23      127       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      1925                    
                                             1908                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2014...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2014...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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