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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
529 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2014


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2014...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         74    210 PM  94    1901  82     -8       83       
  MINIMUM         45    503 AM  42    1925  59    -14       66       
                                      1908                          
  AVERAGE         60                        71    -11       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          5.16 1937   0.13  -0.13     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.70                      9.73  -2.03     4.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.08                     19.41  -5.33    21.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            5                         0      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    408                       282    126      411       
  SINCE JUL 1   2424                      1947    477     1844       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         6     -6       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       10       
  SINCE MAR 1    125                       148    -23      119       
  SINCE JAN 1    136                       165    -29      137       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        92      1947                    
                                             1943                    
                                             1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        39      1909                    

                                                                     
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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