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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2018


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         88    433 PM  92    1947  82      6       86       
                                      1943                          
                                      1902                          
  MINIMUM         67    241 AM  39    1909  60      7       54       
  AVERAGE         78                        71      7       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.31 1977   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.26  -0.26     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.00                      9.86   3.14    13.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.49                     19.54   9.95    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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE MAR 1    253                       282    -29      154       
  SINCE JUL 1   1875                      1947    -72     1130       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         6      7        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        12      8        5       
  SINCE MAR 1    146                       154     -8      267       
  SINCE JAN 1    205                       171     34      349       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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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 2018...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2018...........SUNRISE   623 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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