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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2016


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         72    328 PM  92    1947  82    -10       84       
                                      1943                          
                                      1902                          
  MINIMUM         64   1159 PM  39    1909  60      4       56       
  AVERAGE         68                        71     -3       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.80          3.31 1977   0.13   0.67      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      0.26   0.56      T      
  SINCE MAR 1     13.02                      9.86   3.16    13.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.50                     19.54  -0.04    18.20    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         6     -3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        12      2       10       
  SINCE MAR 1    202                       154     48      206       
  SINCE JAN 1    210                       171     39      207       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        96      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        43      2013                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2016...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2016...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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