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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2018


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         85    323 PM  94    1901  82      3       80       
  MINIMUM         59    430 AM  42    1925  59      0       48       
                                      1908                          
  AVERAGE         72                        71      1       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             5.16 1937   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.00                      9.73   3.27    13.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.49                     19.41  10.08    20.76    
                                                                     
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      2.9                      MM     MM        0.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE MAR 1    253                       282    -29      154       
  SINCE JUL 1   1875                      1947    -72     1130       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         6      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         6      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    133                       148    -15      262       
  SINCE JAN 1    192                       165     27      344       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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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 2018...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2018...........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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