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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2016


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   1228 PM  94    1901  82      2       85       
  MINIMUM         68   1159 PM  42    1925  59      9       54       
                                      1908                          
  AVERAGE         76                        71      5       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          5.16 1937   0.13  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.13  -0.11      T      
  SINCE MAR 1     12.22                      9.73   2.49    13.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.70                     19.41  -0.71    18.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    125                       282   -157      206       
  SINCE JUL 1   1325                      1947   -622     2057       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         6      5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         6      5        5       
  SINCE MAR 1    199                       148     51      201       
  SINCE JAN 1    207                       165     42      202       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2016...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2016...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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