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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
329 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2017


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         77   1221 AM  93    1952  82     -5       84       
                                      1901                          
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  43    1965  59      0       72       
                                      1908                          
  AVERAGE         68                        70     -2       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.83          1.60 1905   0.16   0.67     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE   10.90                      4.55   6.35     3.45    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.05                      9.60   3.45    12.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.76                     19.28   1.48    18.68    
                                                                     
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        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        67    -43       26       
  SINCE MAR 1    153                       282   -129      125       
  SINCE JUL 1   1129                      1947   -818     1325       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         6     -3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  157                       106     51      134       
  SINCE MAR 1    262                       142    120      188       
  SINCE JAN 1    344                       159    185      196       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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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 2017...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2017...........SUNRISE   624 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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